Mechanization and Technology

April, 2025… Türkiye’s Aegean province of İzmir hosts a remarkable gene bank safeguarding the genetic heritage of hundreds of olive varieties cultivated across numerous countries for posterity. The İzmir World Olive Gene Bank harbours the genetic material of 364 distinct olive varieties from 18 nations, spanning from France to Morocco and from Greece to …

The Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has launched Digital Technologies for Agriculture in Türkiye showcasing how AgTech solutions – from smart irrigation to traceability and e-commerce – are poised to enhance …

Press release… Date: 8 April 2025 Event: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ankara Time: 09.30 – 12.45 The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are launching a major publication, Digital Technologies for Agriculture in Türkiye, which takes a comprehensive look …

Press release… TÜRKİYE’S FIRST DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ‘SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYING MACHINE’ TO BE EXHIBITED AT KONYA AGRICULTURE FAIR! Türkiye’s first ‘Self-Propelled Spraying Machine’ developed by Konya-based agricultural machinery manufacturer Önallar will be exhibited at Konya Agriculture Fair. Önallar Agri-Machinery Inc. (Tarım Makineleri A.Ş.), one of the leading manufacturers of the country with …

My Digital Farm (Tarlam); A Super Application Shaping the Future with Farmers The idea of My Digital Farm (Tarlam) emerged in 2022 with the research of Kerem Öztürk, a 15-year-old entrepreneur who realised the deficiencies in the agricultural sector. Initially designed as a marketplace platform, the project started to be …

The Government of India has employed Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods to address various challenges in the agricultural sector to aid farmers. Some of the initiatives are given below: ‘Kisan e-Mitra’, an AI-powered chatbot, has been developed to assist farmers with responses to queries about the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. …

Does it seem like Regenerative Ag is just for small farms? It’s not! Even large companies are working to protect their biggest asset, soil! Learn how large companies are working to implement large scale solutions. While currently this space has a tonne of greenwashing, it’s important that we start trying …

“More than 800 million people do not have access to enough healthy water” March, 2025… In his statement on World Water Day, Yaşabey Kalebaşı, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Packaged Water Producers (SUDER), stated that 70 per cent of the world’s fresh water supply is …

Düzce University Agricultural Waste Recycling Application and Research Centre (DÜTAGAM) organised the ‘International Zero Waste Day Panel’ on the occasion of World Zero Waste Day. In the event held at the Cumhuriyet Conference Hall of the University, environmental sustainability, recycling of agricultural wastes and the importance of circular economy were …

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University (HMKU) Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops announced that they expect a serious decrease in agricultural production this year due to the drought in the Amik Plain. In the plain, which is one of the most productive agricultural areas of Türkiye, the effect of drought …