Mechanization and Technology

The aim is to reclaim 50,000 decares of idle rocky land in the Southeastern Anatolia Region for agriculture with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Hasan Maral, President of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Regional Development Administration, told an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent that multifaceted efforts have …

Professor Dr. Şerafettin Aşık, a faculty member at the Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation at Ege University (EÜ) Faculty of Agriculture, emphasised the importance of rainwater harvesting in combating drought in the agricultural sector, which uses 79 per cent of water. “The best water harvesting reservoir is the soil. …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Tat Food (Tat Gıda), shared the concrete applications and scalable solutions they have developed in the food industry through his comprehensive assessment at the panel titled ‘Transformation in Turkish Agriculture: Policies, Sustainable Agriculture and Technology’. Emphasising that Tat Food, …

TÜRKTOB CONVEYS THE SECTOR’S FUTURE VISION TO THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD POLICIES COUNCIL, PROFESSOR DR. ZÜMRÜT BEGÜM ÖGEL… M. Kayhan Yıldırım, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB) and Kasım Kılıç, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, visited Professor …

Press release… December, 2025 FAO Director-General opens FAO Council in Rome with a call to action… Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged FAO Members to focus on four key transformational pathways to tackle the pressing challenges affecting global food security …

Türkiye, which has received far below‑average rainfall this season, is stepping up efforts to develop new production systems and crop varieties to combat the growing threat of drought. Authorities are preparing drought‑tolerant crop suitability maps for a wide range of products — from barley and potatoes to figs and cherries — …

It’s been a pivotal year for the circular economy, full of big ideas and practical breakthroughs. Before we fully dive into 2026, we’re hitting pause for a moment of reflection. Join Fin, Lou, and Pippa who have hand-picked their favourite, most insightful, and memorable moments from the conversations they’ve had …

The Agricultural Technologies Cluster (TÜME), which aims to promote technology-supported agriculture and autonomous farm applications in Türkiye, seeks to boost productivity in the sector by reaching 40,000 young people engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. The Agricultural Technologies Cluster (TÜME), which aims to promote technology-supported agriculture and autonomous farm applications …

Professional standards are coming for beekeepers… Ali Demir, Chair of the Turkish Beekeepers’ Central Union (TAB), stated that they have initiated work to establish the ‘National Vocational Standard for Beekeeping’ in collaboration with the Vocational Qualifications Authority of Türkiye (MYK). Ankara… In a statement to an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent, …

Press release… Brussels, 4 December 2025 — The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the provisional agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament on the regulation of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). This long-awaited step comes after years of debate and substantial scientific evidence demonstrating the safety and potential of these …