Mechanization and Technology

Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Izmir Commodity Exchange (ITB) and Izmir Agriculture Technology Centre (ITTM) Girişim AŞ (Entrepreneurship inc.), stated that digital transformation is of great importance for agriculture in Türkiye to achieve a sustainable and competitive structure. Işınsu Kestelli Kestelli underlined that Turkish agriculture faces …

Press release… The search for innovation in the olive and olive oil sector… The ‘Innovative and Sustainable Clustering in the Olive Value Chain (OASIS) Project’, supported by the European Union, with Türkiye, Spain and Italy as stakeholders, aims to increase productivity in the olive and olive oil sector through innovative …

Press release… ROME, ITALY, February 6, 2025 – Agrievolution, the global voice for agricultural mechanization in sustainable agriculture, has transitioned from an industry alliance to a legal nonprofit entity, enhancing its ability to advocate and engage with government agencies and key organizations relating to sustainable global food security. Alessandro Malavolti Founded in …

Mersin Agropark, Türkiye’s first and only Technology Development Zone (TDZ) in the field of agriculture and food, continues its R&D and technological innovation activities without slowing down. Agropark, which has approximately 800 decares of land and 3,600 square metres of closed office space in Alifakı and Reşadiye neighbourhoods in eastern …

At the World Economic Forum (WEF), Jeff Rowe, CEO of Syngenta Group, presented the five key trends in AI that will define agriculture in 2025. During a panel discussion at Bloomberg House on ″From Soil to Silicon: How Advanced Technologies are Cultivating the Future of Sustainable Ag,″ he outlined how …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that they have been eliminating figs with aflatoxin for 25 years! Sharing that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Research Institutes, Universities, Producers, Exporters and Traders are working hard to prevent aflatoxin and ochratoxin …

The award ceremony of the “Project Idea Competition Agriculture Rising with Young People” organised by Izmir Commodity Exchange was held at AGROEXPO Fair. Mustafa Şahin The importance of young people being the architects of the future in agriculture was emphasised. The award ceremony of the competition was held at Fair …

Brazilian exports of agribusiness products generated US$164.37 billion last year, US$2.18 billion, or 1.3%, less than in 2023, reported the Ministry of Agriculture. Despite the drop, it is the second highest value in the historical series, according to the ministry, ″even in the face of the decline in the prices …

Increasing costs and climate-induced damages are pushing farmers toward crop varieties that require less labour and money. Noting that input costs have become quite high, especially in large fields, growers are also looking for methods to reduce costs to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Mehmet Akın Doğan The output of some products …

Bank’s new Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 acknowledges the complexity of food systems Strategy emphasises the sustainable transformation of the agrifood sector Renewed emphasis on private-sector engagement and more prominence for partnerships within global food systems January, 2025 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved its new Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025. The …