Mechanization and Technology

August 30, 2024 First came wildfires that scorched sugar cane fields. Now, the worst drought in more than four decades is threatening coffee and soybean crops in Brazil. Extreme drought in the Amazon From May through August, some key agriculture areas faced the driest weather since 1981, according to natural …

In traditional chocolate production, after the grains of the cocoa plant are removed, the rest is utilised as waste. However, research at the Zurich Federal Institute of Technology has discovered that this waste part is also incredibly useful. The beans taken to produce cocoa are prepared as cocoa and then …

Agriculture was a hot topic in the run-up to the European Parliament election, with parties making promises of better pay for farmers, a tougher stance on trade and less red tape on subsidies.   Notably, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) crowned itself as the “farmers’ party,” and even European Commission President …

The crop production support model was renewed. Supports were announced for the first time before the planting of crops. The new model, which every producer in the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS) will benefit from, was explained in detail for the 2025-2027 period. In other words, the way has been paved …

Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Chairman of the TBMM Commission on Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs, stated that the decision of the ministry to lease agricultural lands that have not been cultivated for 2 consecutive years will boost production. Dr. Vahit Kirişci Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Chairman of the TBMM Commission on …

Supported by the Türkiye’s Southwestern province of Muğla’s Governorship Investment Monitoring and Coordination Directorate (YİKOB) and the South Aegean Development Agency (GEKA), ‘Rural Development Model in Local: Muğla’ project, Muğla’s local products will be opened to world markets with a new trade model. Within the scope of the project, cooperative …

Türkiye’s leading agricultural centre of Adana’s Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture Chairperson Mehmet Akın Doğan said that in order to overcome problems such as unplanned production and climate change in agriculture, a model based on planning in agricultural production should be adopted and farmers should be encouraged to produce in accordance …

Food companies, especially food exporting firms, are hoping that they can benefit from a recent regulation that paves the way for the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry to lease out agricultural lands that are not cultivated for two consecutive years. According to the regulation published in the Official Gazette last week, it will …

Professor Dr. Yunus Kılıç, Chair of the 27th Term Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM), regarding the decision to lease agricultural lands that are not cultivated for 2 consecutive years, said, “Our total amount of arable agricultural land in the country is …

Professor Dr. Şerafettin Aşık, Lecturer of Ege University (EÜ) Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, announced that a huge saving is achieved with the use of artificial intelligence methods in agricultural irrigation and reported that in their project study, 80 percent savings were achieved in irrigation with …