Mechanization and Technology

Press release… First and Only Domestic Automatic Steering System “AgroTOD” Project Completed… Agrotod, Türkiye’s first and domestic automatic steering system, received support within the scope of TÜBİTAK 1507 SME R&D Start-up Support Programme in 2021 and R&D studies have started. AgroTOD provides the opportunity to eliminate human errors in agriculture. …

Press release… SHAKTIMAN GLOBAL MEETING 2024: UNVEILING A VISIONARY FUTURE… Rajkot (Gujarat, India), March, 2024 – Tirth Agro Technology Private Limited, known globally as SHAKTIMAN, an international player in the agricultural and farm machinery industry, proudly announces the successful conclusion of the Shaktiman Global Meeting 2024. This momentous event took …

Water Efficiency Mobilisation continues with the principle of ‘zero loss in water’. A National Water Board was established within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for Türkiye’s water resources, which are expected to decrease by 20-30 per cent by 2100. The Board will take important decisions to prevent water waste. …

BEE’O Propolis General Manager Dr. Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı said that Türkiye acts as a bridge between Asia and Europe continents due to its geopolitical location and ranks third in the world in terms of beekeeping activities. Dr. Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı “Therefore, the value of Anatolian propolis and Anatolian …

Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Structures and Irrigation Department, said that in almost three quarters of Türkiye, snowfall was either insufficient or not at all. Dr. Yusuf Demir “This has created a situation that seriously worries us both in terms of …

World Water Day is an annual United Nations Observance – held on 22 March – focused on inspiring action to tackle the global water crisis.  World Water Day is led by UN-Water and the 2024 Task Force is co-coordinated the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United …

Report by World Meteorological Organization says there was also unprecedented ocean warmth, glacier retreat and Antarctic sea ice loss… GENEVA The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday that 2023 was by far the hottest year ever recorded, with record surges in extreme climate events, including ocean warming. “Climate …

Indoor ornamental plants grown in geothermal greenhouses in Türkiye’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa are exported domestically and abroad. With new investments, Şanlıurfa, the land of agriculture, is preparing to become the centre of four-season ornamental plants. ŞANLIURFA – In Şanlıurfa, one of agriculture centres of Türkiye and GAP (Southeastern Anatolia …

Türkiye is faced with the danger of losing some 20 percent of its water resources by 2030, which will pose a significant risk to its food supply, according to a study by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. The report studied how climate change would affect the country’s underground and surface water resources …

Agriculture is done with local seed; domestic seed stamp on production… With 911 indigenous seeds, Türkiye reduced the dependence of farmers on foreign seeds while protecting its biological wealth. In Türkiye, 57 per cent of bread wheat, 63 per cent of durum wheat, 68 per cent of barley, 50 per …