Mechanization and Technology

Agriculture in India is livelihood for a majority of the population and can never be underestimated. Although its contribution in the gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced to less than 20 per cent and contribution of other sectors increased at a faster rate, agricultural production has grown. This has made …

Press release… In the first of the “FAO Discusses” events, where FAO will discuss the future and problems of the sector with important names from the food and agriculture sector, “innovation” was the agenda. The participants underlined that the future in the agriculture and food industry is in innovation and …

Press release… Despite the pandemic, exports of furniture paper and forestry products in the Aegean Region reached 695 million dollars in 2020, remaining above the export figure of the previous year. Aegean Furniture Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association President Cahit Doğan Yağcı said that Turkey’s overall exports through these …

Press release… Turkey’s largest agro-industrial zone, Dikili Agriculture Based Specialized Organized Industrial Zone (TDİOSB) is waiting for investors. TDİOSB will increase the production of fresh fruits and vegetables in the Aegean Region by 80 thousand tonnes per year, also provide employment for 3 thousand 500 people and produce with renewable …

I think we are a society that loves to use definitions of fashion. You ask why? Let me give an example immediately. A few years ago, we started to use “4.0” in every field right after the concept of “Industry 4.0”, which is also a trend in the world. 4.0 …

Cultivation areas across Turkey have narrowed dramatically over the recent years, while hikes in food prices on a global scale are making it harder to import agricultural products, a former official has warned. “We have 15.3 million hectares [153,000 square kilometers] of lands under cultivation and 2 million hectares of non-cultivated lands. Thus, …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is implementing new projects for the effective and efficient use of water in agricultural production. One of these, the Digital Irrigation Management System Development Project has been on the agenda as of this year. A digital irrigation system will be set up to evaluate …

European agricultural production will decrease by 56.13 million tonnes by 2030… The EU-27 has 156.7 million hectares devoted to agriculture. In 2019, nearly 12.5 million hectares, i.e. about 8% of the total area, were devoted to organic farming. However, the goal of the “From Farm to Table” European strategy is …

Press release… With the support of the Ministry of Trade, the second online training was held within the scope of the Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) Bursa Black Fig Product Development (Ur-Ge) Project. The training provided by Marketing Strategies and Brand Management Consultant and Trainer Dr. Zeynep …

Press release… The Covid-19 virus has changed many habits, as well as threatening the health of humanity. With the development of technology, digitalization and e-commerce pandemic have jumped. 7 percent of world merchandise trade in 2020 contracted 65 percent of e-commerce in Turkey and throughout the world; It grew by …