TÜBA-Alternative Food Sources Symposium
TÜBA organized "Alternative Food Sources" symposium, the 4th of TÜBA-Food and Healthy Nutrition Symposiums within the framework of science-based guidance and consultancy activities.
With the responsibility of being Türkiye's national academy of sciences and the aim of determining scientific priorities, TÜBA, which continues to carry out its programs and projects in this direction, has implemented the Alternative Food Sources Symposium in order to provide up-to-date contributions to the existing scientific knowledge. A large number of competent scientists and experts from different universities and institutions discussed alternative food sources in the light of scientific research, and strategic solutions were developed to encourage the use of these sources and for sustainable food systems. At the symposium, three sessions were organized under the titles of Rationales and Historical Development of Alternative Food Sources, Alternative Protein Sources and Production Technologies and Alternative Protein Based Nutrition.
We are concerned about the future of human beings who do not allow anyone but themselves to live.
Stating that while Türkiye was a country that met its own needs in terms of food, it has now become a country that is not self-sufficient, President Şeker said that the fact that Türkiye is a country in the important supply chain of the world trade in the food sector has an important role at this point. President Şeker said: "Due to sociocultural, geographical, religious, etc. reasons in the world, opening a separate title about food and creating awareness of food and healthy nutrition has turned into a serious scientific study in recent years. New studies and searches continue in many topics such as alternative sources, efficiency, and logistical support in the supply chain. People in our country may not realize it, but shelves are becoming empty in many countries, and there are difficulties in replacing them with new products: Especially in the picture that emerged after the covid-19 pandemic, there is a food problem due to production problems, lack of raw materials, natural resources, regional crises and wars. Climate change, the damages caused by production resources, and the gaps in the ecological system are clearly seen as indicators that this issue will turn into a bigger problem."
He stated that the declaration, which was prepared at the end of the Science20 meetings organized within the scope of the G20 and presented to the G20 leaders, previously included topics such as border problems, education, energy, economic imbalances, but now the food issue is included. He said that the sugar topic includes issues such as the fast-paced society which fuels consumption frenzy that is unsatisfying and damages natural resources, imbalances in the commercial dimension of food, and environmental pollution. He emphasized that much more fundamental warnings should be given to the society and the world about the value of food and natural resources, and underlined that the concern about the future of human beings who do not allow anyone else to live should be put on the table.
