Creating collaborative TRAILS to sustainable nuts
Abstract: Our project submission is more than a decade of establishing and implementing programs to improve the environmental and social impact of almonds, cashews and hazelnuts. Most recently, we have taken this experience and pushed ourselves further by launching dedicated sustainability strategies with 2030 targets focusing the highly specific challenges of each supply chain: Cashew […]
Sustainable Management of Aflatoxin-Contaminated Dried Figs
ABSTRACT: Fig fruit is a sacred and symbolic fruit in the Holy book, and Ficus carica L. (fig) is one of the species widely found in the natural flora of the Mediterranean. It is also one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. Turkey is the major producer and exporter of dried figs, exporting […]
Preventing Child Labour
Abstract: As part of our many projects, we opened a summer school for 150 children of migrant workers during the hazelnut harvest times since 2018, so that the workers do not have to worry about their children and do not have to take them to harvesting fields. The children are taken by school buses from their […]
Creating Impact for People and Planet
Abstract: ofi’s sustainability ambition in nuts has gained a new momentum with the launch of Almond, Cashew and Hazelnut Trails in the past years focusing on the 2030 sustainability targets for these products. ofi continued to create impact for the people who produce our food, for communities and for the environment. In this application we […]