Tashkent – A Regional Workshop on Aquaculture Diversification targeting smallholder farmers and extension agents was co-hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling its operations to help earthquake-hit rural communities in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic sustain and...

Almaty – In the Republic of Kazakhstan, fish production has declined to about half its former level at the end of the Soviet period. Over the last two decades, particularly...

Ankara – An online meeting jointly hosted today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye (MoAF) discussed...

Istanbul, Türkiye – The first set of systematic and in-depth National Food Systems Assessments in Central Asia show that consumer food preferences are changing. Agrifood systems are becoming industrialized and...

Kars – Kars is the province that produces the most geese in Turkey, accounting for one-third of total goose production. Although goose meat consumption has recently increased in popularity, especially...

Rome - The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in February for the eleventh consecutive month, albeit only marginally, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Rome -As the sheer devastation provoked by the earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 continues to be revealed, the Food and Agriculture Organization...

Ankara - The combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the recent drought and the impacts of the climate crisis have reaffirmed the strategic importance of food and...

Ankara, Türkiye –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye, has been granted financial...

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan– Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director of the FAO Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), paid a short working visit to Kyrgyzstan. A main objective of her visit was to discuss...

Baku, Azerbaijan – A regional workshop dedicated to the FAO–Türkiye Partnership Programmes (FTPP) took place on 24 January in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, to discuss the results and successes of recent...

Ankara - The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation have highlighted the strategic importance of food and agriculture at both the global and national...

Ankara, Türkiye – Between 30 November and 1 December 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and FAO jointly organized a workshop and training course on “Gender Analysis and Gender Mainstreaming in...

 Ankara, Türkiye – From 9 to 11 January 2023, Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director of the FAO Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), paid a visit to the FAO-Türkiye Country Office and the...

Rome – The index of world food prices dipped for the ninth consecutive month in December 2022, declining by 1.9 percent from the previous month, the Food and Agriculture Organization...

World Food Day is celebrated each year on 16 October to raise awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for...

Antalya – The closing workshop of the project “Support for Prevention and Management of Banana Fusarium Wilt Disease” implemented by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in cooperation...

Ankara – The increasing prevalence of malnutrition and diet-related non-communicable diseases is among the most pressing public health problems in the world. Increasing food literacy addresses this issue by ensuring...

Antalya, Türkiye – Wheat is the world’s most widely grown crop and a major food security commodity in Central and West Asia, as well as in North Africa. However, rust...