Smart Technologies

A major user of drones in farming, Brazil has established developers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used in agriculture, forest and urban center mapping, and defense. Besides developing part of the technology, Brazil exports locally assembled drones. But there are challenges and opportunities for the country to standing side by side …

Press release… İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairman of Pınar Süt’s Board of Directors; “The Future of Sustainable Agriculture is in the Hands of Young Farmers” Pınar Süt Chairwoman of the Board İdil Yiğitbaşı participated as a speaker in the session titled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solutions for Developing Countries” within the scope …

Press release… İzmir Commodity Exchange broke new ground in order to facilitate the adaptation of its member companies to electronic commerce methods, to offer new trade opportunities and to contribute to the expansion of their companies abroad. In this context, the “İzmir Commodity Exchange Trade Portal” was developed in order …

‘We can produce a material that can replace wood by using hazelnut shells in 80% of it,’ Ayşe Yılmaz says… ISTANBUL With a unique technique she has developed, a Turkish industrial designer transforms expired and waste materials into construction items. As the concept of recycling cannot meet the needs due …

India will become a financial superpower if it uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to digitise its vast farm sector, said Prof. Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. In his virtual address at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021 on Friday, Prof. Schwab said India had the technological capability and prowess to …

New production and business models that emphasize innovation and sustainability were discussed at the “Circular Economy: Don’t Waste the Future” session on the second day of the Uludağ Economy Summit. Emrah Bilge, the general director of Çöpüne Sahip Çık Foundation, former CEO of Ellen MacArtur Foundation Jamie Butterworth, Director of U.N. Food Program Turkey Nils Grede, …

This is categorically stated by Sergi Vizoso-Sansano, chemist and economist, current president of the CropLife Latin America Board of Directors, a guild that represents research and development companies in the agrochemical sector. Sergi has a career of more than 20 years at BASF, and currently holds the position of Senior …

Suggestion to bring olive mill wastewater and olive pomace to the economy! It has been reported that the vegetation water emerging in the 2021-2022 olive harvest season, which started in Edremit Bay, one of the leading olive production centres of Turkey, can be converted into economic added value. Balıkesir University …

Visitors to the virtual FAO stand learned about FAO’s important work with seeds, the International Year of Plant Health and the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables, and the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programmes on food and agriculture and forestry. 16 November 2021, online – Following last year’s successful event, the Turkish Seed Industries …