Mechanization and Technology

Agricultural lands in the Konya Plain, reeling under drought for months due to insufficient rainfall, were flooded this time due to heavy rains and melting snow on the mountains. Central Konya province is at the heart of agriculture for the country with its large farmlands used for growing wheat crops …

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association continues its efforts to increase quality and food safety in dried figs. Attractive bait traps used in the fight against Carpophilus (souring beetle) were distributed to the producers free of charge this year as well. Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ …

New FAO and ITU study highlights the benefits from the use of digital technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa… The digital revolution currently underway in Sub-Saharan Africa offers enormous potential for economic growth and agricultural productivity. Coastal countries benefit from fast internet, thanks to undersea cables, and 4G mobile networks are expanding …

With climate change, global warming and changing land use patterns, wildfires like those that have scorched Turkiye, Indonesia, California and vast swathes of Argentine wetland are set to occur more frequently in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution, death and destruction and other problems that governments are ill-prepared …

A recent article published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply reveals that since the 2000s, Brazil has been leading the world agricultural productivity among 187 countries, obtaining an increase rate of 3.18% per year.The study was released in October by the Economic Research Service, an …

Press release… Young people to be brought to the Agricultural Sector with Third Generation Agricultural Entrepreneurship… The increase in the average age in the agricultural sector with each passing day stands out as one of the biggest problems in front of sustainability in the agricultural sector. Aegean Fresh Fruit and …

First in Turkiye! Manisa’s Akhisar district establishes olive oil licensed warehouse Akhisar Commodity Exchange will complete the missing piece of the olive oil supply chain. With the licensed warehouse approved by the Ministry of Trade, the traceability of olives and olive oil will increase, and adulteration will be prevented. Upon …

Press release… Turkiye achieved a great success in strawberry exports in 2021. While it exported 24.5 million dollars of fresh strawberries in 2020, it exported 46.2 million dollars of strawberries in 2021 with an increase of 88 percent. Noting that the project titled “We Know the Pesticides We Use”, implemented …

With some farmers leaving Ukraine and farm staff fighting for their country there are fears the Russian invasion will significantly hurt this year’s Ukrainian harvest. As Russian troops advance to most areas of the country farmers are unsure if they can start seeding spring crops in March to get this …

Main way to tackle carbon emissions is to minimize energy demands, says expert on energy efficiency… KONYA, Turkiye Decisions to be taken following Turkiye’s first Climate Council will shape the country’s future as part of the fight against climate change, said an official with the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry. …