Izmir, Turkey - FAO Turkey organized job fairs in Izmir as part of two of its projects. The first project, entitled “Increase self-reliance and improve agricultural livelihoods of refugees through employment opportunities”...

Ankara, Turkey - The 'Support to Develop National E-Agriculture Strategy' project was initiated with a workshop held in Ankara on Monday, 4 November. The project will be conducted by partnership...

  The employment fair organized within the scope of two projects will be held in İzmir, on Thursday 7 November 2019. The projects are conducted by partnership of FAO and the...

Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and pasture demonstration works were evaluated at the workshops held in Konya as part of the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Friendly Agriculture Project. The project...

Ankara, Turkey – The theme of this year’s World Food Day “Our actions are our future: Healthy diets for a #ZeroHunger world” highlighted rising global hunger as well as increasing rates of...

On 24 September 2019, seven Permanent Representatives to Rome-based United Nations agencies visited Syrian refugees taking part in FAO’s vocational training programme in Şanliurfa. The FAO delegation, comprised of representatives from Bangladesh, Brazil,

A new United Nations body, which will address the challenges of the world’s poorest countries through science, technology and innovation, has been officially inaugurated in Gebze, Turkey today. The UN...

Despite remarkable developments in the field of food safety in recent decades, the global burden of foodborne diseases is still unacceptably high. An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in...

The civil war in Syria is now in its ninth year, and in that time the number of refugees hosted by Turkey has surpassed 3.6 million.Most of the Syrian refugees...

Ankara, Turkey - Representatives from private sector, civil society, academia and business associations gathered for second time in Ankara to discuss the causes of food waste and possible solutions to stem...

Thirty Syrian workers start new jobs today at the Dağcıoğlu Baharat red pepper production factory in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. They were hired by the factory’s owner, Mehmet Dağcı, at the conclusion...

Various studies show that Syrian refugees often try to cope with such economic challenges as high living costs and irregular income by reducing the diversity of food they consume. This...

FAO and Turkey have committed to jointly restore 5 000 hectares of degraded land in three African countries along the Sahara. The three-year project is an important boost for countries’...

Kasim Ibrahim, a Syrian refugee living in Turkey, sees hope for a better future after taking part in an FAO-led vocational training programme this autumn.He and almost 200 other participants...

Ankara, Türkiye - “So how do you say ‘Farmer Field School’ in Turkish?” asked Marjon Fredrix, as she began her comprehensive presentation on the subject in Turkey’s Konya province.It would not...

FAO, Japan and Turkey have inaugurated a vocational training programme for Syrian refugees and their Turkish host communities in Şanlıurfa and Kilis, where agriculture provides employment opportunities on a large...

Dominique Burgeon, the Director of FAO’s Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, met with Syrian refugees living within the community in the city of Gaziantep and in the Temporary Accommodation Center at...