Mechanization and Technology

Introduction Women are essential to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems and attaining the continent’s job creation, growth and health agendas. Close to two-thirds of African women are employed in agrifood systems in roles ranging from farmers to agrodealers to educators to traders. Women also play a lead role in supporting the …

Farmers are embracing technological advancements to enhance every facet of their agricultural operations, from seed planting and financial management to harvesting and optimizing efficiency… In an era marked by technological advancements, Turkish farmers are embracing innovation like never before to enhance their agricultural practices. From seed and harvest to irrigation …

Breedx, the varietal development Company and market leader of SEEDLESS sweet pepper segments  has taken the well-worn cliché of ‘Taste Tomato’ and, using classical plant breeding techniques, is well on the way to commercialize special varieties. Tomato Taste Programmes – naturally altering the Fructose/Glucose ratio and the balance between sweetness …

A little more conversation, a little less action, please – no, that doesn’t come from a bad Elvis impersonator, but from Ursula von der Leyen and describes her new ‘softly, softly’ approach to food system transformation intended to replace the hard-hitting Farm to Fork strategy. This year, the Commission chief …

Press release… The Medium Term Economic Programme (MTP), which covers the years 2024-2026 and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 6 September 2023, includes targets to ramp up the agricultural production of Türkiye, which has the fourth richest geothermal resources in the world. Accordingly, in …

Press release… FaturaLab and Agrio Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch “Sustainable Supply Chain Finance” programme Through Vertical Trade Finance Tools… Istanbul, Türkiye, 15.09.2023 FaturaLab, Türkiye’s leading Supply Chain Finance platform and Agrio, experts in sustainable agriculture finance, are thrilled to announce a landmark partnership. This cooperation aims to knit together …

Project to produce milk with carbon dioxide and electricity receives support from the EU… A project to produce whey protein using carbon dioxide and electricity has been awarded investment from the European Commission through its innovation programme. The European Innovation Council (EIC) selected this project to produce milk protein without …

With challenges like extreme weather patterns and food supply in focus, digitizing data collection and analysis through digital platforms proves crucial. Here, Ron Baruchi, President & CEO of Agmatix highlights the critical role of digital transformation in the agriculture industry and describes how improving the efficiency and accuracy of field …

The German government appears to have dropped a much-debated idea of cutting diesel subsidies for farmers for now, but the question of what climate-friendly alternatives there are for tractors and other agricultural machinery remains... After lengthy negotiations with liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner over spending and savings in the agricultural …

Nestle Damak and TEMA Foundation (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats) aim to ensure sustainable agriculture in Antep Pistachio with the ‘Let Our Pistachio Be Abundant’ project they launched in 2011. Within the scope of the project, 2 thousand farmers were …