Mechanization and Technology

Media release… DATE: March 28, 2023 The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) today used its Annual Conference in Brussels to issuea Call To Action to all stakeholders in the food and agriculture system in the face of aworsening forecast for the climate and the health of the world’s …

Türkiye approaches the water issue from a purely humanitarian point of view and sees the transboundary waters as an element of cooperation rather than a conflict between riparian countries, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişçi has stated. Türkiye, which is under water stress, has established systems for the management of water resources with …

Professor Dr. Levent Kurnaz highlights the risk of drought due to low precipitation in Türkiye, measures to be taken, and possible future projections for Anadolu’s Analysis Department. • What is the extent of the drought danger? Türkiye is located in the Mediterranean Basin, one of the regions that will be worst …

Press release… “With Mentorship Programmes such as EIB Export-Up, we can quickly increase Türkiye’s average export price to 3 dollars!” EIB Export-Up, Türkiye’s first export-oriented mentoring programme for young and women entrepreneurs of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB); TurkishWIN started its second term with the support of the Business World and …

Türkiye’s one of the most prominent agriculture fairs, held annually in central Konya, is set to see TL 1.5 billion ($136 million) in sales this year. Ilhan Ersözlü, the general manager of TÜYAP Fairs Yapım Inc., has emphasized the crucial role the agricultural fair will play in contributing to the …

March 3, 2023GFAR by the GFAR Secretariat Agri-food heritage systems have been recognized for their potential to help address food security and to promote sustainable development worldwide. But significant progress in promoting and developing these systems remains to be made. Can the creation of a new digital knowledge environment help change …

Environmental activists need to set their priorities straight and get serious about green technologies, otherwise they risk pushing Europe – and the rest of the world – into a fossil fuel trap. The environmental movement’s approach to green tech can sometimes be puzzling, to say the least. When the European …

Rainfall in the Konya plain decreased by 55 percent compared to last year! In the driest season of the last 53 years, Konya Plain expects rainfall for harvest! While Türkiye recorded the second hottest and driest month of the last 53 years as January of 2023, the precipitation in Konya …

The global food system’s greenhouse gas emissions will add nearly 1 degree Celsius to Earth’s surface temperatures by 2100 on current trends, obliterating Paris Agreement climate goals, scientists have warned. A major overhaul of the sector, from production to distribution to consumption, could reduce those emissions by more than half even as global population …

Decisions in recent days to restrict water use in major cities show that the threat of drought is becoming more widespread. With water losses in cities reaching 60 percent and the drought set to become a more prominent topic of conversation after May, experts say the focus should be on what needs …