Mechanization and Technology

For countries to reap the nutritional benefits of biofortified seed, the resulting biofortified foods must reach the hands of consumers. Digital tools are strategic assets now being used to scale up the reach of biofortified seeds, grains, and foods. A new brief, ″Digital Transformation for More Nutritious Food Systems,″ outlines …

Press release… With the onus on farmers to reduce emissions from their herds many are looking at how breeding cows with better feed efficiencies can help achieve the objectives. Using the CFIT technology from VikingGenetics is already helping dairy farmers around the world not only reduce methane but also help …

Press release… The share of solar energy in Türkiye’s 104,800 Megawatts (MW) installed capacity reached 10,195 MW as of the end of June. Solar energy, which has a share of 10 per cent in the installed capacity of Türkiye, which is among the fastest growing countries in Europe in this …

ROME… European olive oil producers are sounding the alarm as this summer’s heat waves are expected to cause the second bad harvest in a row. Unusual droughts are the heart of a brewing crisis for the sector, which may result in gaps in shelves and rising prices of olive oil, …

Press release… Türkiye, which is the leading country in Europe and the fourth country in the world in terms of geothermal resource richness, can be the world leader by far if it turns this natural wealth into more added value with integrated utilisation. Ali Kındap Ali Kındap, Chairman of the …

Producers suggest watering the crops every two days, applying clay to reduce leaf damage, fruit burning and fruit drop, and regularly using calcium to enhance the quality of the product… Tropical fruit producers in the Alanya district of Antalya province are facing an uphill battle as sweltering temperatures threaten their …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has started using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) technology for mapping, creating libraries, and obtaining registration certificates for Türkiye’s geographically indicated products, including olive oil, honey and hazelnut. Hazelnut and honey Following the Edremit olive oil receiving a geographical indication patent by the European Union last week, the number of geographically indicated …

Transforma Insights’ recent report, ‘Digital Transformation (DX) in the Agriculture sector’ identified nine key domains of change in the Agriculture sector that are enabled by disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. In this article we examine each of these key use cases and the impact …

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar made a video press statement on stubble fires that started in many regions these days when the harvest intensified. Bayraktar said that these fires cause the destruction of the natural and agricultural ecosystem, the decrease in the amount of …

Press release… “We are the first in the Aegean in Good Agricultural Practices” Within the scope of the ‘Expansion of Biotechnical Control Against the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Project’ and the ‘Good Agricultural Practices Project’, 5 thousand Mediterranean Fruit Fly control traps were distributed to the producers with a ceremony held …