Mechanization and Technology

Forest Monitoring Law: Exploring Methods, Stakeholders, and Objectives Press release… Brussels, November 22, 2023 — Today, the European Commission published its regulation establishing a “Forest Monitoring Law”. ELO welcomes the general principle of increasing the resilience of European forests, particularly in the face of climate change. There is a need …

Climate change has decreased hydroelectric energy generation in the Upper Euphrates Basin, says the new HPA Report... The report titled “The Impact of Climate Change  in the Upper Tigris and Euphrates Basin,” prepared by the Hydropolitics Association, says that “the electricity generation of Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams has gradually …

Press release… Türkiye’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa will experience its golden period in economic terms thanks to the world’s largest solar fields when they are completed. Stating that the province will be among the world regions when it becomes an energy and agricultural base, businessman Mehmet Mutlu said, “If tourism …

The agricultural input price index soared by 2.6 percent monthly in September, slowing from the 6.9 percent rise recorded in August. Consequently, the year-on-year increase in the input prices eased from 41.3 percent to 40.97 percent, according to the data from Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The input prices have risen 33 percent since December 2022. …

The first plant for the industrialisation of cannabis is established… Keneviro, which invests in the processing and industrialisation of industrial hemp in Türkiye, is launching the first integrated facility from seed to final product established in Black Sea province of Samsun’s Havza OIZ with 30 million dollars. Keneviro Chairperson Uğur …

Africa set to overtake Europe on geothermal capacity, says consultancy… Surging geothermal output has led to a leap in profits for Kenyan utility KenGen, as Rystad Energy predicts Africa’s geothermal industry will be bigger than Europe’s by 2030... Africa’s geothermal capacity is set to more than double in the next …

Smart agriculture is increasingly being employed in Japan, arousing expectations that producers will be able to entrust artificial intelligence with more labor-intensive tasks to alleviate severe manpower shortages. Large-scale greenhouse farmers are leading the way, having begun to use AI-equipped robots developed by venture businesses in ways that seem, more …

Press release… November 2023… The fish welfare report titled “Electrical Strike System Türkiye Review” prepared by Future for Fish, Türkiye’s first and only fish welfare programme run by the Association for the Protection of Farm Animals, was launched on 17 November at the Doubletree by Hilton Airport Hotel in Izmir. …

Türkiye’s annual waste amount reached 110 million tonnes! The amount of waste generated in manufacturing industry workplaces, mining enterprises, thermal power plants, OIZs and households in Türkiye increased from 104.7 million tonnes in 2020 to 109.2 million tonnes in 2022. In the same period, the amount of waste generated by …

Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestle have been complained to the EU Commission for misleading consumers with the claim of “100 per cent recyclable plastic water bottles”. The basis of the complaint is that plastic bottles cannot technically be made from fully recycled materials, hence “greenwashing”… Presenting something as more environmentally friendly, …