The meeting will be organized under the project “ECO Regional Coordination Center for Food Security” (ECO-RCC).The project aims to support to the transformation of the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (ECO-RCC) from a programme-based organization to a self-sustainable institution in the Economic Cooperation Organization. One of...

BSEC-CFS project aims for enhancing collaboration among BSEC member countries on sustainable food systems. The project aims to address challenges regarding food safety and food systems through a regional approach. Under the project, a Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (BSEC-CSFS) will be established. Representatives from the BSEC member...

Virtual event, an inception meeting of the Food Loss and Waste Strategy Committee of Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Turkey under the project “Reduction of Food Loss and Waste in the SEC Countries” will be organized on Wednesday, 25 November 2020 at 10.30 (GMT+3). The meeting aims to establish the Food Loss and...

The Turkish Seed Industries Association (TURKTED) will be organizing an international online seed fair on 23-29 November 2020. As a supporting organization, FAO Turkey will take place in the fair with its own stands broadcasting two videos one on FAO`s work on seeds and genetic resources and the other on...

    This year, on 16 October 2020, we celebrate the 40th World Food Day (WFD) and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The theme of World Food Day this year is “GROW, NOURISH, SUSTAIN. TOGETHER: Our actions are our future”– a...

World Food Day Horse Race to take place on 15 October Ankara, Turkey, 15/10/2020 The World Food Day Horse Race is a traditional event in Turkey. Each year the Jockey Club of Turkey dedicates one of its races to World Food Day to raise awareness of key issues related to food and...

This year, on 16 October 2020, we celebrate the 40th World Food Day (WFD) and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The theme of World Food Day this year is “GROW, NOURISH, SUSTAIN. TOGETHER: Our actions are our future”...

  This year, on 16 October 2020, we celebrate the 40th World Food Day (WFD) and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The theme of World Food Day this year is “GROW, NOURISH, SUSTAIN. TOGETHER: Our actions are our future”...

  In celebration of World Food Day 2020, FAO Turkey will organize a digital event on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020), to be held on 7 October 2020, in order to share the results of the report with partners and stakeholders in Turkey. SOFI...

The workshop will be organized on 5-6 August 2020 via Zoom. During the event, stakeholders and academics will come together to discuss and compare different land productivity trend maps of Upper Sakarya Basin and gather expert knowledge regarding the drivers of degradation and land improvement.  The participants will also talk...