Miller Magazine Issue: 132 December 2020

Goodbye 2020 The shadow of the New Year fell on us. It is time to say goodbye to 2020. The whole world had a very difficult year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic delivered an enormous shock to the global economy and led to the deepest global recession since the Second World War. The pandemic has caused a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presented an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work. The economic and social disrup- tion caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of under- nourished people increased to 820 million. The outbreak of a novel coronavirus has been also affecting global agri‑food value chains and demand for food. The rapid spread of COV- ID-19 throughout the year forced hard choices on global policy‑makers. As many countries implemented border closures, trade restrictions and confinement measures in response to the pandemic, an unprecedented and multifaceted crisis unfolded. The pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk. The threat the pandemic pos- es to food security due to income loss is a cause of great concern to the progress made in the reduction of the prevalence of undernourish- ment over recent decades. Export restrictions in response to the pandemic can affect global food markets and hurt low-income food-importing developing countries. A shift from global value chains to localized production processes that could be triggered by the pandemic can also hinder productivity and resilience. “The COVID-19 pandemic requires international collaboration and coordination rather than measures that promote self-sufficiency in food, especially when impacts are not occurring in all countries at the same time,” FAO warns. Increased awareness on the contribution of trade and global value chains to growth and food security is important in addressing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. I hope the decision-makers develop policies in this direction in the new year. In 2020, most of us have painful moments. Now it is time to welcome the New Year with great energy and enthusiasm. A new page of our life is to be written. editor Namık Kemal PARLAK company/millermagazine millermagazine millermagazine Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd. Gökevler Mah. 2312 Sok. No:16/37 Ginza Corner Plaza, Esenyurt / İstanbul - TURKEY T. +90 212 347 31 64 F. +90 212 212 02 04 www.millermagazine.com info@millermagazine.com On Behalf of Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd., Owner Zübeyde Kavraz Responsible Manager Namık Kemal Parlak Editor-in-Chief Namık Kemal Parlak Editors Mustafa Yağmurlu Cemalettin Kanaş Sales and Marketing Ahmet Açıkgöz Inji Aydash Burcu Çetin Art Director and Visual Design Alparslan Murat Aysu Corporate Communications Ahmet Hamdi Annaç Consultancy Board Ali İhsan Özkaşıkçı, Chairman of AUSD Mesut Çakmak, Chairman of GUSAD Erhan Özmen, GUSAD Honorary Chairman Bekir Bağış, Chairman of Çukurova Flour Industrialists Association Hasan Özmermer, Board Member of Özmermer Flour Derviş Toprak Mehmet Şerif Gültay Referee and Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Mustafa Bayram Prof. Gustavo Sosa Prof. Dr. Hazım Özkaya Asst. Prof. M. Kürşat Demir Asst. Prof. Halef Dizlek Asst. Prof. Harun Dıraman Asst. Prof. Mustafa Erbaş Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Printing - Baskı İhlas Gazetecilik A.Ş. Merkez Mah. 29 Ekim Cad. No: 11 A 41 Yenibosna-Bahçelievler-İstanbul Tel: 0212 454 30 00 All copyrights belong to Parantez Publishing. © May not be used without permission. Responsibility of the ads belongs to the advertisers. ISSN 2718-031X Copyright Page