Mechanization and Technology

Within the scope of the National Biological Diversity Inventory and Monitoring Project initiated by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 2013, 13,409 plant and animal species have been identified at approximately 852,644 coordinated points. According to the information compiled from …

Press release… FAO Turkey is showcasing FAO’s work on seed related sectors aiming to raise public awareness on the importance of seeds, genetic resources and plant health for sustainability and improvement of agricultural production… Ankara– FAO Turkey is contributing an international online seed fair which is being organized by the Turkish …

Saving the heirloom seeds will be eligible for the grants… Within the scope of the financial support programme of the Central Anatolia Development Agency (ORAN), a total of 15 million TL will be provided to the projects to be implemented for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in the …

Ankara… One of Turkey’s leading tractor makers on Tuesday announced that it had manufactured its 1 millionth tractor body. Domestic production is among TürkTraktör’s top priorities, the company’s assistant general manager for production, Nebi Doğan Özdöngül, said in a statement. Underlining that TürkTraktör manufactured and exported its own engines, Özdöngül …

An agricultural engineer in the eastern province of Şırnak has advised the unemployed people to breed Californian worms, telling that he produces three tones of worm fertilizer a month by only working an hour a day. “Breeding worms and making worm fertilizer is an effortless job,” said Abdulmutalip Kocaman. Worm fertilizer helps considerably in …

Turkish Sub-Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB) Chairman of the Board Dr. Ahmet Yılmaz, in his written statement, said that the studies of TSÜAB and the Sector Stakeholders on Certified Seed Usage Supports yielded positive results. Dr. Yılmaz said, “But we expect improvements in the Certified Seed Production supports …

Press release… BEE’O Propolis R&D Centre Has Been Registered By The Ministry… Turkey’s first and only indigenous innovation award winning beeo propolis has been approved by the R & D center of the Ministry of Industry and Technology. The company introduced the world Anatolia propolis, propolis, an expert on Turkey’s …

TÜMOSAN Motor and Tractor Industry Inc., (operating in Konya province) General Manager Halim Tosun said that Turkey has directed towards domestic market while attaching importance to agriculture. Stating that TÜMOSAN, producing approximately 200 models between 50 hp and 105 hp within tractor group, has boosted its sales by 113 percent …

Turkish engineers developed; harvest losses to be reduced… Within the scope of the project prepared by the Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute and a private company, a new system was developed that can instantly monitor the status of the products kept in cold storage after harvest. Atatürk Horticultural Central Research …

Trakya Development Agency (TRAKYAKA) Secretary General Mahmut Şahin stated that they support local and national seed studies and they have started a project for the revitalization and development of seeds unique to Thrace region. Şahin said, “We established Trakya Tohum AŞ (Thrace Seed Inc.), which will provide analysis services in …