Smart Technologies

Press release… Fraunhofer IGD will join other leading international exhibitors at the AgroFarm Middle East 2025 event, showcasing its latest research on digital crop and livestock farming. At booth G12 in the German Pavilion, Fraunhofer IGD will demonstrate how artificial intelligence, imaging, and sensor technologies can promote more sustainable and …

It is estimated that by 2050, overall food demand will surge by 70 percent, while demand for seafood will surge by 100 percent. On the other hand, as arable land continues to shrink, the climate crisis, primarily water scarcity and rising temperatures, is limiting agricultural production, i.e. food supply. So, …

Following the fresh fig season in Aegean province of Aydın, the dried fig season has commenced. To maintain and improve the quality of dried figs, laboratory tests are being conducted and new technological devices are being utilised to combat aflatoxin and ochratoxin in figs. State-of-the-art devices have replaced special dark …

The success of irrigation policies depends not only on the physical management of water, but also on technological capacity and how this capacity is integrated into political processes. Dursun Yıldız… Director Hydropolitics Academy 1 September 2025… Technopolitics is an approach that analyses the impact of technology on socio-political processes. While …

Mustafa Sacit İnan, an agricultural engineer at the Manisa Viticulture Research Institute, stated that the wire-curtain (wire-display) method improves the quality of raisins, but producers are discouraged from using it due to its high cost. The Sultana seedless grape harvest has begun in Türkiye’s leading agrifood province of Manisa and …

I’ve just published a deep-dive analysis on the effects of privatizing the Dutch agricultural extension service.In this video, I discuss:🔹 How privatization empowered farmers and advisors🔹 The rise of innovation and specialization🔹 Critical challenges such as exclusion and loss of public-good knowledge🔹 The broader cultural shift toward a market-driven systemThis …

August, 2025… While the impacts of climate change are often associated with temperature increases, it has been demonstrated that the most significant impacts are felt through the water cycle. Irregular rainfall, prolonged droughts, sudden and severe floods, the gradual depletion of groundwater resources, and deterioration in water quality are among …

Press release… IZMIR – The Black Orak (Sickle) variety of dried figs, introduced to producers as part of the goal of increasing foreign exchange revenue with new varieties in the dried fig industry, where Türkiye is a global leader, is experiencing a bumper season. The Sarılop variety, which accounts for …

V. International Plant Breeding Congress (V. Uluslararası Bitki Islahı Kongresi)…Join a Movement Driven by Science & Innovation! We invite pioneering researchers, dedicated academicians and forward-thinking professionals to be part of IPBC 2025—an event where sustainability, scientific excellence, and collaborative innovation converge to shape the future of global agriculture…

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is transitioning to a new agricultural model to curb pesticide use. Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı announced that under the new “plant prescription” model, agricultural chemicals will now be sold only with a prescription. Producers will no longer be able to purchase pesticides from dealers at will; prescriptions …