Seed Production and Technology

August 2026… Teck Wah Koh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA), made an assessment following his visits and meetings in Türkiye… Koh stated that Türkiye possesses the potential to host the ASC 2026 in the best possible way… “Together with my fellow Office …

August 2026… Teck Wah Koh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA), stated that Türkiye has significant potential in the seed industry due to its strategic location between Asia and Europe, describing the sector’s development as “exciting.” ANTALYA… Koh arrived in Antalya as part …

August 2026… Kayhan Yıldırım, Chair of the Turkish Seed Growers Association (TÜRKTOB), stated that Türkiye, which exports seeds to 117 countries, aims to be among the top 5 in this field. ANTALYA… Yıldırım told an Anatolian Agency (AA) reporter that the “International Asian Seed Congress” (ASC 2026) will be held …

July 2026… “Serince” Wheat Developed in Türkiye Prepares for Export… The “Serince” bread wheat variety, developed by the GAP Agricultural Research Institute in Şanlıurfa province and widely used by farmers in the region, has achieved successful results in yield trials in Syria, paving the way for its export. ŞANLIURFA… “Serince,” …

Agriculture’s biggest challenges don’t start in the field. They start with seed and Lorena Basso is stepping in to shape what happens next in the global seed sector. Lorena Basso did not arrive at this moment by chance. She built it step by step, starting at age 20 inside her …

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… Thanks to your support, our Association is experiencing one of its most successful periods in the seed sector. Founded 40 years ago on solid foundations and principles, our Association has achieved two more significant milestones in its 41st year. We made significant contributions, together with Sub-Union of Seed …

Press release… Companies from China and India, which have both the world’s largest populations and largest agricultural production, left their mark on this year’s 24th GROWTECH.ANTALYA. China led the way with 140 companies participating in the national pavilion at GROWTECH.ANTALYA, which will last for four days and feature 725 companies …

Agriculture is about more than growing crops and raising livestock! It also plays a critical role in global stability and development: ensuring food security and contributing to geopolitical influence, while tackling shared challenges like climate change. This is the theory of ‘International Agricultural Diplomacy’: using agriculture as ‘soft power’ to …

Press release… Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Heritable Agriculture enter collaboration to optimize commercial crop portfolios using AI Heritable, a spinoff from Google parent Alphabet’s innovation lab, will use AI-tools to help accelerate data-driven decisions for the best placement of vegetable varieties to offer growers BASEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Vegetable seed companies …