Smart Technologies

Press release… July 2026… The Turkish Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Associations Sector Board met with public institutions, local governments, professional organizations, research institutions and sector representatives in Malatya on July 14, 2026… During the programme, the sustainability of dried apricot production and export, licensed warehousing, continuity of product supply, …

Mesut Çakmak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation (TUSAF), speaking at the IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum in Istanbul, which brought together leading representatives of the global grain trade and milling industry, stated that Türkiye stands out globally in milling not only with …

July 2026… The European Commission published the EU Livestock Strategy on July 7, 2026. The strategy views the EU livestock sector as a strategic sector not only in terms of environmental obligations, but also in terms of food security, rural development, competitiveness, strategic autonomy and resilience to crises. While recent …

New digital tool combines soil, climate and landscape data to improve yields, strengthen resilience and support smarter farming… Press release… July 2026… Rome – Farmers, extension workers and governments now have a powerful new tool to help identify the crops best suited to specific parcels of land, enabling more efficient use …

Press release… July 2026… Ferrero’s 17th Sustainability Report reveals significant progress in the areas of climate and environment, supply, responsible consumption and people through its Ferrero Sustainable Agriculture programme… Ferrero Group has published its 17th Sustainability Report, showcasing the measurable progress of its sustainability commitments. The report, covering the 2024/25 …

1 July, 2026… Erhan Özmen, Chairman of the Board at Özmen Flour (Özmen Un) and a leading figure in the flour industry, outlined the new framework for competition in the milling sector during his speech at the IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum. Özmen stated that, under intense competition and …

June, 2026… Professor Dr Mustafa Bayram, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Gaziantep University and Chair of the Association for Grain and Pulses Processing Technologies, Storage and Analysis Systems (TABADER) Board of Directors, stated in his address at the IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum that the new competitive …

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drought… Press release… June 2026… There are days when the sky does not bring rain. Instead, a thick fog, called camanchaca, advances silently from the ocean and covers hills and ravines. The trees, plants and …

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 …

Press release… June, 2026… Tat Gıda’s (Tat Food) now-traditional Digital Field Day event, which combines Türkiye’s agricultural production capacity with technology, brought together various stakeholders in the sector and shed light on the transformation of agriculture. At its 9th Digital Field Day, held in the Karacabey district of Bursa, Tat …