Field Crops

The ongoing climate crisis necessitates innovative solutions, especially in agriculture. In the central Turkish province of Konya, the country’s breadbasket, scientists seek to help farmers boost their crop yields amid a drought. Professor Bilgehan Nas and his team from Konya Technical University have succeeded in using filtered wastewater for cultivating maize. …

Sivas Chamber of Agriculture Chairperson Hacı Çetindağ stated that the falling snow made the producers smile and also contributed to the country’s economy. Hacı Çetindağ The snowfall, which has been effective for a while in Sivas, made the producer happy. The falling snow will not only protect the wheat seeds …

“It is inevitable that the base purchase price of wheat, which was announced as 2.25 liras this year, will exceed 5 liras next year” While seeking a remedy for the hike pressure on bread prices, the news has come that the new period wheat production costs had increased tremendously. Hacı …

The Turkish cotton crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast at 450,000 hectares and 825,000metric tons (MT; 3.79 million bales). Cotton consumption is expected to be 1,850,000 MT (8.50 millionbales) for the same MY. Better than expected yields in the GAP region, and a smaller area affected bydrought in …

ANTALYA, Turkey Wheat prices across the globe surged this year as grain stocks expanded worldwide, especially in China, even as supply was thin due to drought and inflation surged amid monetary expansion moves due to the pandemic’s impact on the economy, according to an international sectoral group. Citing countries’ export …

A local farmer named Şerafettin Baba is harvesting his first crop of colorful sweet potatoes in the Torbalı district of western Izmir province as a local venture he hopes will turn into a lucrative business. A pricey imported treat, Turkish farmers like Baba across the country are now growing their …

Press release… Continuing to add value to cotton farmers with the strong collaborations it has established, the Better Cotton Practices Association (IPUD) explained the climate stations and early warning systems it established in the Better Cotton trial fields in cooperation with the European Investment and Development Bank (EBRD) on the …

İsmail Özer, Chaiperson of Söke (a district of Aydın province) TARİŞ Cotton Cooperative, the largest agricultural sales cooperative in Turkey and the Aegean Region, stated that the cotton producer is experiencing its golden years with the announced prices. Indicated that cotton, which is a strategic crop due to its high …

Press release… The Association of Better Cotton Practices (IPUD), which serves to provide common benefits for the relevant parties by expanding sustainable cotton production in Turkey, held its 4th ordinary general assembly. The new board of directors of the association, which implements the Better Cotton Standard and is responsible for …