Smart Technologies

Press release… Mersin-Tarsus Agricultural Product Processing Specialized Organized Industrial Zone (TÜİOSB) is on its way to become Turkey’s digital and green OIZ in order to meet the expectations of the European Union, Turkey’s most important export market. TÜİOSB’s priority is digitalization, green transformation and sustainable production… TÜİOSB has started the …

Handheld gadgets bring vital information to small farmers to increase productivity and access markets… MOROGORO, Tanzania While spreading fertilizer, Sebastian Bukeke, 47, a small-time farmer in the village of Kiroka in Tanzania’s Morogoro region, is also using his cellphone to learn about the weather. He has been able to boost …

Press release… Jalapeños from Gördes and Bayındır. Cucumber from Burdur, Akhisar, Afyon Sandıklı regions… Fersan, which produces 22 million litres of vinegar per year and has planting areas in 5 different regions, has started the harvest period in Cucumber and Jalapeño production with 3 million tonnes of seeds. In Fersan’s …

The COVID pandemic has shown the fragility of our global food supply chains, with many supermarkets and restaurants in almost every country having experienced food shortages. Millions of people in the UK alone have experienced severe food insecurity during COVID-19, according to a recent report by the country’s Foods Standards Agency. …

TAGEM General Director Dr. Nevzat Birişik said that their goal is to sell breeding animals to the world. Dr. Nevzat Birişik Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) Director General Dr. Nevzat Birişik stated that their goal is to sell breeding animals to the world and explained that the studies in this …

The share of solar power in Turkey’s total installed electricity capacity rose to 7.5 percent by the end of July but it is still lower than the country’s untapped potential, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on Aug. 16. Turkey added 658 megawatts of solar capacity in the seven months of this …

Murat Bayizit, Chairperson of the Turkish Frozen Food Industry Association, said that the sector, which has made a significant progress in production with the development of organic agriculture, has opened up to new markets, especially in South America and the Far East. Bayizit, who is also the Chairperson of the …

The makers of robot weeders say the machines can reduce pesticide use and be part of a more sustainable food system… In the corner of an Ohio field, a laser-armed robot inches through a sea of onions, zapping weeds as it goes.This field doesn’t belong to a dystopian future but …

New grain varieties come into play in the fight against global climate change… Efforts are made to contribute to reducing the risks arising from global climate change by developing new grain varieties. While global climate change poses a threat to the world, solutions are sought to reduce the risks through …