Food, which has been the most important agenda of recent years due to the increasing world population, climate crisis and wars, has sought solutions with its entire production and supply network. With the aim of finding a solution to this quest, Istanbul will host YES FOOD EXPO & FORUM, one of the most important international organizations in the food industry, between 30 November and 3 December.
The events, which will be organized by BİFAŞ (United Fuar Yapım A.Ş) and will be held at the Istanbul Expo Center between November 30 and December 3, will impress with important content.
YES FOOD FORUM and TABADER President Prof. YES FOOD FORUM and TABADER President, who made the opening speech of the YES FOOD EXPO & FORUM, which aims to add millions of dollars to the sector and will be organized by BİFAŞ A.Ş. Dr. Mustafa Bayram drew attention to the global food crisis. Stating that the 'Food Crisis', which was experienced in 2007-2008 and caused a global economic crisis, started to be experienced again in 2017-2018 and culminated with the pandemic, Prof. Dr. Bayram said, "With the last Ukraine-Russia war, this crisis has evolved into chaos all over the world. With climate change, the food crisis has reached its highest point. It is believed to continue until 2030. Here, YES FOOD FORUM will guide the whole world to get rid of the food crisis,'' he said.
"WE ARE TARGETING AN INTERNATIONAL WAY"
Underlining that the problems experienced or to be experienced in food are worrisome, Prof. Dr. Bayram emphasized that as YES FOOD FORUM, they have been working for a while to make Davos of food in Turkey. prof. Dr. Bayram said, "This activity has been designed as YES FOOD EXPO & FORUM (Istanbul) to become the leader of many works related to food and food vehicles in the world, with the combination of YES FOOD FORUM and YES FOOD EXPO." prof. Dr. In the continuation of the holiday statement, he used the following statements:
“With the Forum, we aim to bring a new perspective to food with the responsibility it takes for the future. Moreover; The reflection of a sustainable, safe, fair, environmentally and planet-friendly food system to the whole world constitutes our other goals. In the YES GIDA FORUM, leading representatives and academics of the food industry will discuss the challenges and solutions faced by the industry, and focus on new production and consumption trends. It is necessary to reshape the new food system with the food sector.”
“8,5 TRILLION DOLLARS INDUSTRY IS COMING TOGETHER IN ISTANBUL”
BİFAŞ A.Ş Chairman of the Board Ümit Vural, who gave information about YES FOOD EXPO&FORUM, which will bring the world's most important organization to life in the international sense, said in a statement that the event, which has international value, will draw the vision of food for the world and will bring millions of dollars in action to the sector. He said it would be an organization.
Expressing that brands will showcase their newest applications at YES FOOD EXPO & FORUM, which will bring the food industry together under one roof, Vural said that companies will have the opportunity to introduce their most innovative products and brands that want to stand out in national and international markets will have the opportunity to catch new business connections and partnerships. told. Vural said, “The fair, which will increase the innovative capacity of the food industry, will bring millions of dollars of movement to the sector. The food sector is one of the most important strategically important sectors in the world with a volume of 8,5 trillion dollars,'' he said.
''100 COUNTRIES, THOUSANDS OF VISITORS WILL PARTICIPATE''
YES FOOD EXPO, with its more than 25 years of experience, organizes international specialized fairs in various sectors. Stating that it will be held from 30 November to 3 December at the Istanbul Expo Center, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from Turkey and abroad every year, Vural said, “At the YES Fair, thousands of visitors from nearly 100 countries of the world will be able to meet and access companies.
''DIGITAL FOOD, INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FOODS WILL GET GREAT ATTENTION''
Vural continued his speech on the fair, “YES EXPO&FORUM, which will bring together all the stakeholders in the food supply chain from farm to table, from bakery products to meat and dairy products, from confectionery to frozen foods, from functional foods to organic products, from innovative foods to geographically marked products, from military foods to snacks, from beverages to spices, vegan. Digital foods and innovative products will be exhibited in many groups from vegetarian and vegetarian foods to biotechnological products.
'YES AWARDS' WILL BE GIVEN FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Vural said, “Participant companies will be holding workshops at the fair, which will last for four days. It will make visitors taste its sustainable, innovative and delicious products developed as a result of R&D studies. The works of NGOs, Start-ups and R&D organizations will be evaluated and projects that open new horizons for the future will be encouraged. In the organization that is prepared to be the most ambitious meeting of the world and Turkey in the field of food and beverage and will bring together all the stakeholders of the sector, the latest trends in the sector will lay the groundwork for new products and new business partnerships.
TİM (Turkish Exporters' Association) President İsmail Gülle pointed out that YES EXPO & FORUM is an important event for Turkey and said, “In 2021, our exports of agriculture and livestock sectors increased by 22 percent and reached 29,7 billion dollars. Our strong performance in exports continues this year by adding to it. In April, we exported 25 billion dollars with an increase of 23,4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. In the said period, our agricultural sectors reached 12 billion dollars in exports with a 2,8 percent share. In the first four months of 2022, our exports exceeded 83 billion dollars. 13 billion dollars, which corresponds to 11,1 percent of this, was carried out by our agricultural sectors.
FOOD IS THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT AGENDA
In his speech, Ahmet Fikret Kileci, President of GAİB (Southeast Anatolian Exporters' Association), emphasized the food crisis experienced all over the world and said, "The pandemic has shown us that food is the most important agenda of the world, we have to use our resources correctly and implement them."
The meeting was also attended by PepsiCO Food Safety and Global Process Authority and IFTPS Chairman of the Board Dr. Abdullatif Tay, GPD World Pulses Confederation Chairman of the Board Cem Bogusluoğlu, Future Fodds and LWT Food Science and Technology, Director of Food Science Program New Zealand Prof. Dr. Siew Young Quek, Anbar University, Dr. Saad Yousif Ibrahim participated online.
YES FOOD FORUM CONTAINS INTERESTING TOPICS EACH OTHER
New food systems, sustainability, green energy, food safety, food policies and economics, water security, climate change, carbon footprint, green reconciliation, food stocks, safe food, both locally and globally, will bring together experts and organizations at the international level. production, global food logistics and innovative foods will be discussed, and sessions will be held with a special agenda.
Digital food, food crises and expected threats, world and country food security situations, food economy, world food strategies, world and country food security situations, pandemic- important topics such as war-climate-food relations, country food policies and strategies, global food trade, food logistics, new foods, lifestyle and food, climate change and expected changes will take place.
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