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July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …

Technology solutions are emerging to support farmers in optimising their farming practices to overcome financial burdens and preserve the planet. 2024 began with farmers across the world raising their voices and protesting as they are being hit by falling incomes, environmental regulations and competition from imports. Many farmers complained they feel caught between …

Professor Dr. Halil Şen, Vice Dean of Ege University Faculty of Fisheries and Deputy Head of Aquaculture Department, said that Türkiye produces fish at world standards. Dr. Halil Şen Türkiye ranks 17th in the world and 1st among European Union countries in aquaculture… According to the latest data, total aquaculture …

If the maralfalfa fodder crop, which can be harvested for 10 to 15 years after being planted once in Black Sea province of Samsun’s Bafra Plain and reaches 3 metres in 60 days, adapts to the region, it is considered that it will be a new beginning in animal husbandry …

Cultivated meat is down but not out, says meat industry veteran and new CEO at Meatable… Jeff Tripian Cultivated meat may be down, but it’s not out, insists the new US-based CEO of Dutch startup Meatable. The reason is simple, claims Jeff “Trip” Tripician, a meat industry veteran who took the helm of the …

Mediterranean province of Antalya’s Commodity Exchange (ATB) President Ali Çandır stated that there is a deepening water problem in the region and there is a need for effective water management and called for product pattern planning, switching to fully closed circuit irrigation systems and taking water harvesting into investment planning. …

Meatly is the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat (produced without the use of animals using laboratory-developed methods). Owen Ensor Meatly, a pet food company, has made history by becoming the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat for pet food in the …

Press release… Izmir Agricultural Technology Centre, which was launched by Izmir Commodity Exchange with the slogan ‘Silicon Valley of Agriculture’, has been entitled to become a European Digital Innovation Centre with the ‘AgrInnovate EDIH’ consortium coordinated by ITTM Agricultural Technologies Venture Inc. Işınsu Kestelli The representatives of the European Digital …

DJI Agriculture annual report finds the global agricultural drone industry is booming… Over 300,000 drones operate globally, treating more than 500 million hectares of farmland around the world… DJI Agriculture, a global leader in facilitating agricultural innovation through drone technology, unveils its Agriculture Drone Industry Insight Report (2023/2024), showcasing a …

Dursun Yıldız, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Water Policy Association (SPD), stated that they must first protect the water resources and natural environment. Dursun Yıldız “Then we should change our usage habits and use water more efficiently. At the same time, we should improve our institutional capacity …