Smart Technologies

With a regulation issued by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, rainwater harvesting and grey water systems have become mandatory in large-scale private and public buildings, effective January 1, 2026. Grey water systems are now mandatory in accommodation facilities with a bed capacity exceeding 200, in shopping malls …

IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the publication of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and its objective to move away from fossil fuels materials by favouring sustainable biomass. Yet, while the Strategy recognises the importance of sustainably produced biomass, it fails in clearly highlighting organic farming as a central solution.  The decision to …

Press release… Akhisar Commodity Exchange Chairman Alper Alhat came together with olive oil producers. At the meeting, which was also attended by Murat Akın, Manisa Provincial Coordinator of the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK). Pointing out that a two-phase model was imposed on olive oil factories because they …

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 …

Press release… Redefining Precision and Digital Farming for the Next Generation… Hannover, Germany | November 10, 2025: FieldBee, the European leader in high-quality, easy-to-use, and cost-effective precision agriculture technologies, marked a major milestone at Agritechnica 2025 with the launch of two breakthrough innovations – the FieldBee Vision System and the …

Press release… Three new product ranges up to 100 HP in utility, compact and specialty tractors on display… Hannover, Germany | November 10, 2025: At Agritechnica 2025, TAFE – Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, one of the world’s largest tractor manufacturers, unveils its next-generation electric hybrid tractor – the TAFE …

Teoman Küçükmustafa, General Manager of the Tea Research and Application Centre (ÇAYMER), stated that they started producing 20 kilograms of flower tea in 2022 and increased production to 50 kilograms this year. Rize… Küçükmustafa told an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent that they began producing tea from the flowers of the …

Gene editing (Crispr, Talen, etc.) techniques have been heavily utilized for developing new plant genotypes and registering new varieties. This method, also defined as New Breeding Techniques (NBT) or New Genomic Techniques (NGT), is particularly successful at shortening the plant breeding period. Gene editing is essentially an artificial mutation. Initially …

Press release… FAO-Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme advances field collaboration in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan… 10 November 2025, Bishkek/Astana –A back-to-back mission to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan was carried out from 26 October to 1 November 2025 under the FAO-Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme (FTFP) to support ongoing efforts in sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and protected area …

Press release… As Brazil’s beef industry becomes increasingly competitive and data-driven, producers are showing stronger demand for reliable, traceable genetics to secure consistent results from pasture to plate. According to the Brazilian Association of Artificial Insemination (ASBIA), semen sales for beef cattle grew 5% in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year. …