Mechanization and Technology

With the backing of the IPARD Programme — co-financed by Türkiye and the European Union (EU) and managed by the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK), the competent body under the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry — Turkish citizens living abroad have constructed 128 facilities, each with costs ranging from 33 to 277 million …

In 2019, the pandemic process that affected the whole world changed production habits as well as consumption. While we see that every digital sector from automotive to the service sector has grown, some sectors have been recognised and their importance has been understood. Agriculture and food were at the top …

In Hatay, one of Türkiye’s fertile lands, the banana harvest continues in the greenhouse… Hatay, the agricultural region of Türkiye’s fertile lands, stands out in the production of tropical products. Mehmet Alkan, a farmer in Demirköprü neighbourhood of Antakya district of Hatay province, grows bananas in his 10-decare greenhouse he …

“We aim to boost the number of fattening OTBs to 31” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones (OTB), where animal production enterprises are brought together according to their specialisation, from 9 to 31. İbrahim Yumaklı According …

Dear farmers, seed is the building block of life and the foundation of agriculture. You produce and reproduce for the continuity of all life. It will be possible to boost productivity and quality in our country’s agriculture by cooperating with our farmers who breathe life into the soil with ancestral …

July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …

Technology solutions are emerging to support farmers in optimising their farming practices to overcome financial burdens and preserve the planet. 2024 began with farmers across the world raising their voices and protesting as they are being hit by falling incomes, environmental regulations and competition from imports. Many farmers complained they feel caught between …

Professor Dr. Halil Şen, Vice Dean of Ege University Faculty of Fisheries and Deputy Head of Aquaculture Department, said that Türkiye produces fish at world standards. Dr. Halil Şen Türkiye ranks 17th in the world and 1st among European Union countries in aquaculture… According to the latest data, total aquaculture …

If the maralfalfa fodder crop, which can be harvested for 10 to 15 years after being planted once in Black Sea province of Samsun’s Bafra Plain and reaches 3 metres in 60 days, adapts to the region, it is considered that it will be a new beginning in animal husbandry …

Dr Yakup Karaaslan, Deputy General Director of Water Management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, stated that Türkiye is a country with water stress and that the amount of water will decrease in 2030 and the country will become water poor. Dr. Yakup Karaaslan SAMSUN – Speaking at the …