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TEMA Foundation reiterates its call launched 31 years ago: ‘Don’t Türkiye become a desert!’ Deniz Ataç, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the TEMA Foundation (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats), emphasised that ‘areas exposed to desertification are rapidly increasing …

Agricultural land in Antalya, southern Türkiye, is undergoing an annual land subsidence of about 2 centimeters (0.79 inches), a development that experts warn may increase the region’s vulnerability to earthquakes and climate-related hazards, a recent scientific study led by associate professor Nusret Demir from Akdeniz University revealed. Dr. Nusret Demir …

Press release… With a harvest of 475,000 tonnes and along with 115,000 tonnes of olive oil carried over from last year, Türkiye which ranks second in the world in olive oil production this year, has launched a ‘licensed warehousing for olive oil’ project, in Türkiye’s western province of Balıkesir’s district …

The greenhouse organised agriculture zone in western Black Sea province of Zonguldak will contribute 750 million lira to the national economy annually… The greenhouse organised agriculture zone established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the Çaycuma district of Zonguldak is expected to ramp up agricultural production in the …

The agricultural census campaign to be conducted across Türkiye is scheduled to begin in July, during which data will be collected on agricultural holdings, livestock and agricultural equipment and machinery. According to information obtained from officials at the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the census will be conducted to collect the …

Press release… With a harvest of 475,000 tonnes and along with 115,000 tonnes of olive oil carried over from last year, Türkiye which ranks second in the world in olive oil production this year, has launched a ‘licensed warehousing for olive oil’ project that is unique in the world and …

Press release… China, the world’s second largest economy, which imported 2.6 trillion dollars worth of goods in 2024, is expecting more participants from Türkiye to attend the China Import Expo, which it began organising in 2018 with the aim of importing more from around the world and providing a platform …

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has established two greenhouses for growing tea and citrus seedlings in the Lenkeran region of Azerbaijan. Baku, June, 2025 As part of a project carried out in collaboration between TİKA and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Agriculture’s Scientific Research Institute for Fruit and Tea …

Approximately 1 million square kilometres of fertile land becomes unusable each year due to desertification, with 17 June designated as the ‘World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought’ by the UN since 1994. The day aims to raise awareness about the issues of desertification, land degradation and drought, with this …

June, 2025, Samsun… Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of the Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation at OMÜ Faculty of Agriculture, warned that ‘According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification,’ 135 million people worldwide are expected to migrate by 2030 as a result of this process! Professor Dr. …