United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Flamingos to be protected with rings
The flight route, life span and cycles of 262 baby flamingos, expected to fly at the end of this month in İzmir Bird Sanctuary in the Gediz Delta, will be monitored with the rings attached to their feet.
Conservation projects will be developed for flamingos with the data to be obtained.
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Overfishing threatens way of life in Bahamas
Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the seabed.
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Ministry establishes 733 honey forests in 79 cities
Establishing 733 honey forests in 79 out of 81 provinces, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is aiming to increase this figure to 790 by the end of 2023, stating that Türkiye ranks second in the world in honey production.
A Record 45 Million People in Africa Are at Risk of a Food Crisis over the Next Six Months
A record 45 million people are at risk of a food crisis over the next six months in southern Africa, the BTA warned today. The reason for this is the severe drought that has hit part of South Africa, as well as the adverse effects of natural disasters such as the Idai cyclone that devastated Mozambique earlier this year.
The World Is Wasting Food for $ 400 Billion
The world is wasting food for 0 billion before it is even delivered to stores, UN figures show. The share of lost non-refundable food is 14%.
The survey shows that one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted.
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Drop in fish farming output will see prices rebound
Prices of sea bass and sea bream have dropped to their lowest level in recent years, aggravating the already difficult situation of the two main aquaculture companies in Greece, Nireus and Selonda, but the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 2020 may signal the start of a price recovery for the two important fish farming products.
UN body launches new plan for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on April 11 launched a new two-year plan aiming to further improve lives of Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Turkish minister calls luxurious hotels to serve smaller food portions in bid to avoid waste
Turkey's newly-appointed food, agriculture and livestock minister has called luxurious hotels to slash their food portions in a bid to avoid waste as more than 800 million people face hunger and malnutrition across the world.
Conservation agriculture conference begins in Turkey's Konya
The International Conference on Conservation Agriculture began on July 5 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stated.
Denmark: expired-food supermarket opens second branch
Lots of people turn their noses up at food past its prime, but in Copenhagen, supermarket Wefood has proved so successful in selling expired food that it is actually opening a second branch.