Farming

The third harvest ceremony was held for gum (mastic) trees as part of the ‘Gum Dripping from Çeşme’ project. Stating that they increased the number of gum trees in the region to 2,000 in a short time, İzmir’s Çeşme District Mayor M. Ekrem Oran said, “We have 10 times the …

After Russia took control of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to a large extent, its grain ships were stranded in Kyiv and started to send grain to world markets from the neighboring Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta. Due to the blockade imposed by Russia on Ukrainian ports, Ukrainian manufacturers continue …

Antalya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ali Çandır announced that Antalya province has 7 percent of the strawberry production areas and 9 percent of the production amount in Turkiye.Ali Çandır, Chairman of the Board of Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) and Antalya Agriculture Council (ATAK), stated that Antalya has 9 percent of Turkiye’s …

The power in Turkiye is 19 MW higher than all of Europe Turkiye’s installed power in the geothermal field surpassed the total power in all European countries last year. According to the data in the 2022 Renewable Energy Statistics study published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the geothermal …

Farmers in the lush fields southwest of Paris are joining Europe’s fight to wean itself off Russian energy over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. They’ll soon turn on the tap of a new facility where crops and agricultural waste are mashed up and fermented to produce “biogas.” It’s among energy solutions …

Ukraine’s wheat production is likely to be down by at least a third from last year due to the Russian invasion, a data analysis firm that uses satellite imagery said Friday. Ukraine is a major producer and exporter of wheat, but the invasion has disrupted planting, which is still underway, …

Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci addresses ‘Vision for the Future: Transition to Digital Agriculture’ international hybrid conference… Turkiye’s agriculture and forestry minister on Friday called for more investment in innovation and digitalization to increase food production and achieve food security.  Participating at the Vision for the Future: Transition to Digital Agriculture …

Canola, which has recently come to the forefront as an alternative crop that can reduce imports with its economic return and high oil capacity, has increased from 11 thousand decares to 90 thousand decares in Edirne province, becoming both a rival to sunflower and an alternative product. In Edirne region, …

Press release… EU and world food security: Neither dramatising nor minimising! Copa and Cogeca held their presidency meetings this week in Brussels. Speakers from the Commission, the FAO and UNAF analysed the complexity of the Ukrainian, European and global agri-food situation. These exchanges were at odds with the stances taken …

Technology is playing a pivotal role in transforming various sectors, and agriculture is no different. Thanks to agritech startups that are equipping farmers with cutting-edge tech tools and enabling them to function more seamlessly than ever. From crop health monitoring, crop yield estimation, crop loss assessment to various other farm …