Mechanization and Technology

Press release… Aegean exporters, who exported fresh, dried, frozen and canned fruits and brought 2.4 billion dollars of foreign currency to Türkiye in the last 1-year period, boosted their target with the arrival of Interfresh Eurasia Fair in Izmir. Fruit exporters have increased their export targets for 2028 to 3.5 …

While a low rainy season continues in Konya Plain, the granary of grain across Türkiye, plants are stressed especially in barren areas. Stating that intermittent rainfall during the spike period, known as the spawning period, was insufficient, experts stated that there would be a decrease in yield in barren areas. …

The Turkish flour industry, which is preparing to carry the export leadership it has achieved in the global market in the last 10 years to machinery production, aims to overtake China and become the leader in this field. On the flour side, the sector, which expects wheat production to surge, …

Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Bafra Vocational School Department of Crop and Animal Production Faculty Member Professor Dr. Sebahattin Albayrak said that as a result of 13 years of work, they developed and registered the alfalfa variety ‘Albatur’ which can grow in every region of Türkiye. Professor Dr. Sebahattin Albayrak Albayrak …

Alfa (Tohum) Seed, which carries out breeding activities, especially in grainss, has produced a drought-resistant wheat variety. This wheat, which was developed and shows high yield capability in arid conditions, was named ‘Trend’. Alfa Seed R&D Breeding Department Manager Resul Engin announced that the white grain bread wheat variety developed …

When producing olive oil, only 15 per cent of the olives are used. But according to PhenOlives, an Israeli start-up, it is possible to utilise the remaining 85% with the right technology… Len Pader Olive oil is a huge sector, with more than three million metric tonnes produced each year. …

Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Head of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), evaluated the greenhouse production in Türkiye, the price decreases in greenhouse products and the expectations of farmers from the municipalities with a press statement. Şemsi Bayraktar Stating that greenhouse production has become an important sector in the …

While the low rainfall expected this year in Konya Plain, Türkiye’s granary, paved the way to yield loss in cereals, the rainfall received from time to time increased the hopes in the plain. Experts draw attention to the frequent control of the products in the field and the correct spraying …

A digital transformation is taking place in agriculture. In Türkiye, which plays a pioneering role in digital agricultural technologies , agricultural digital investments surpassed 1 billion dollars. Thanks to investments such as sensors and smart agricultural machinery, a 20 per cent increase in agricultural yield was achieved. Up to 70 …

Yıldıray Gençer, the Chairperson of the Sub-Union of the Seed Industrialists and Producers, stated that the Turkish seed sector has a strong structure. Yıldıray Gençer “We not only produce our own seeds. We export seeds to over 100 countries. In 2023, we exported 326.8 million dollars against 249.6 million dollars …