Mechanization and Technology

According to the farmer; Climate change is the biggest threat! One of the sectors most affected by global warming and climate change is the agricultural sector. A study conducted in 13 countries revealed that 98 percent of farmers in Türkiye see climate change as the biggest threat. Farmers state that …

According to the Fedaration of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Türkiye (TGDF) Digital Data Panel prepared by Agrimetre, based on the Foreign Trade Data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in the first 9 months of 2022, the agriculture, food and beverage industry realized exports of 17.9 billion dollars …

Exports of agricultural and processed food products in India increased by 25 pct in the first six months of the current fiscal year 2022-23 (April-September) compared to the same period in FY 2021-22. The total export of Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) products increased to USD 13771 …

Sixty-five percent of Türkiye’s land is at risk of desertification, according to the “Solution Report for the Desertification Problem in Our Country” prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). The Central Anatolian province of Konya, the eastern province of Iğdır and Southeastern Anatolia region are at risk of desertification, the …

In a bid to expand agricultural activities and boost economy, Türkiye rolled out a road map for urban agriculture, which will subsidy activities nearer to the cities… Turkish government prepared a three-year action plan for urban agriculture, getting the conventionally rural activity closer to the cities. The plan includes support …

Minister of Agriculture Kirişci: “Türkiye should produce what it needs!” Stating that Türkiye should focus on the products it needs in production, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci said, “We produce crops that require a lot of water, such as corn, where water is limited. It is necessary to …

Where there is water, there is life. A reliable source of clean water is necessary to grow nutritious food and to lead a healthy life. But climate change is wreaking havoc on rainfall patterns and causing surface water to be lost to evaporation. Sometimes there is not enough water, and …

TürkTraktör, which manufactures nearly 50 thousand tractors per year with a localization rate of over 90 percent, has unloaded its 1 millionth vehicle from the band. Aykut Özüner TürkTraktör’s General Manager Aykut Özüner said that TürkTraktör produced its first tractor in 1955 and the 500 thousandth tractor was unloaded in …

Minister of National Education Özer: “R&D centres will be opened in the field of agriculture” Visiting the vocational school where innovative agricultural practices are made in the Netherlands, Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer underlined that Turkiye is an agriculture and livestock country and said, “We are making a special …