Mechanization and Technology

The Chinese government has authorised the production of the country’s first genetically modified wheat strain. This is the first important step towards the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) food products. Despite rapid advances in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, telecommunications, renewable energy and electric vehicles, Asia lags far behind …

Press release… Dikili Agriculture Based Specialised Organised Industrial Zone (Dikili TDİOSB) which is one of the largest geothermally heated agriculture-based organised industrial zones in Europe and Türkiye, established in cooperation with the Governorship of Izmir, Izmir Chamber of Commerce, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, Izmir Commodity Exchange, Aegean Exporters’ Associations, …

Maire “Pilu” Giraudo talks about sharing the story of agriculture and sustainability to those who do not have experience with the industry… Maira “Pilu” Giraudo passionately advocates for agriculture, telling audiences how nature inspires. In her communications, she describes how farmers produce food/fiber in a sustainable way, emphasizing that farmers …

The Ministry of Trade extended the maximum storage periods in the licensed warehousing practice for some agricultural products. STORAGE PERIOD INCREASED FROM 24 TO 36 MONTHS… The Regulation of the Ministry of Trade on the Amendment of the Regulation on Licensed Warehousing of Agricultural Products entered into force after being …

Press release… Turkish farmers have been producing in Anatolian lands for thousands of years and Turkish exporters deliver the flavours of Anatolia to all corners of the world. Dairy products Türkiye will improve its productivity with the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and digitalisation, and will maintain its position as …

Everyone is familiar with the word inflation. Shrinkflation (companies reducing the quantity of certain products) is also a term we have heard frequently recently. But have you heard of Heatflation? What is heat inflation? Climate change and the resulting hot weather and extreme climatic events directly affect agricultural activities. As …

The semen collected from honey bees within the scope of the project carried out for 5 years in five provinces is kept in the Honey Bee Gene Bank of Black Sea province of Ordu’s Beekeeping Research Institute to be used in case of losses in bee breeds. Thanks to the …

Hacı Ömer Güler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Seed Growers Association, stated that Türkiye is not dependent on Israel for seeds and that the cessation of trade with Israel will not have a negative impact on the country. Güler also emphasised that Türkiye’s seed sector is …

Press release… ELÜSMarket, (ELÜS – Electronic Warehouse Receipt – EWR) a product market intermediary institution incorporated company, has been officially established with a capital of 21 million 450 thousand Turkish liras. The company is a partnership between 21 Commodity Exchange and İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. The establishment ceremony took …

From seeds to satellites, agriculture has come a very long way. Today’s farms increasingly deploy drone technology, 5G mobility, and soil monitoring solutions from the deep tech sector. Farmers are adapting to AI as the agrifood and tech sectors blend ripe innovations. [Shutterstock] Farmers are adapting to AI as the …