Farming

One of the most prominent topics at the EIMA International 2024 conference, which was covered by AgroPages in Italy, was a glimpse into the state of the art of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to agriculture.  According to data revealed at the event, investments are increasing significantly, but Europe is lagging …

A new study published on the benefits of nuts on cardiovascular health reveals that nut consumption can have positive effects on blood lipids in adults with different health conditions. The findings were described as strong evidence for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases as well as health conditions such …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry published a guide on its official website on the production planning and support model, which started a new era in agricultural production. Answering 33 questions, the guide aims to introduce this new model to producers. Minister İbrahim Yumaklı announced that this planning is a …

British farmers descended into London on Tuesday as they commenced protests against controversial government plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they claim threatens to break up the sector and hit food production. Farming businesses previously qualified for 100% relief on inheritance tax on agricultural and business …

While the negative impacts of climate change on water resources and basins are becoming an increasing problem in Türkiye, new measures are being taken in this area. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change have prepared a comprehensive plan to ensure sustainable …

Press release… Aydın Memecik Olive, which was applied by Aydın Commodity Exchange, was announced in the Official Journal of the European Union Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman of the Board of Directors Fevzi Çondur, who stated that Aydın Commodity Exchange has achieved successful results in the works carried out for the …

Press release… The region’s 10-month export revenue in the field of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products, the most exporting sector of Southeastern Anatolia, was 2.8 billion dollars. In the region, where approximately 1 million tonnes less basic food was exported compared to the same period of the previous year, the …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, stated that the Black Sea countries have become the centre of world grain production and Türkiye is one of the few countries that direct the grain trade with its geopolitically important position. …

Press release… Olive oil, referred to as golden liquid, was exported like gold in the 2023/24 season. Emre Uygun, Head of Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB), announced that the average export price of olive oil was 4.64 dollars in the 2022/23 season, while in the 2023/24 season, …

Growing in controlled conditions in a glasshouse at Norwich’s John Innes Centre are several varieties of wild grasses, otherwise known as Aegilops tauschii. These wispy, waist-high plants may seem unlike our modern wheat crop, but recent major international study discovered they contain the same genome.  Rose McNelly Scientists believe this would …