Soil Management

UN considers millet production as a solution to food crisis… The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) drew attention to the need for the world to focus on millet agriculture within the framework of the search for a solution to the drought and food crisis in the world. …

Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change. But it is also part of the solution. Smallholder farmers are key to reducing emissions as they tend not to use harmful fertilizers or machinery powered by fossil fuels. That’s why, at COP27, IFAD and the United States launched the Global Methane Pledge partnership to …

The “Water Efficiency Campaign” is set to be launched to prevent water misuse in homes, workplaces and industries, and to establish legal infrastructure, modern irrigation methods in agriculture and raise public awareness of water consumption in Türkiye. The campaign announcement comes as the country is experiencing significant “water stress” due …

Press release… Learn in a nutshell the main point of this agreement and how wholesale markets can play a key role to protect biodiversity and help to cut global food waste… On Monday 19th of December an ‘historic’ deal was reached for the protection of nature during the 15th Conference …

According to the farmer; Climate change is the biggest threat! One of the sectors most affected by global warming and climate change is the agricultural sector. A study conducted in 13 countries revealed that 98 percent of farmers in Türkiye see climate change as the biggest threat. Farmers state that …

Sixty-five percent of Türkiye’s land is at risk of desertification, according to the “Solution Report for the Desertification Problem in Our Country” prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). The Central Anatolian province of Konya, the eastern province of Iğdır and Southeastern Anatolia region are at risk of desertification, the …

In a bid to expand agricultural activities and boost economy, Türkiye rolled out a road map for urban agriculture, which will subsidy activities nearer to the cities… Turkish government prepared a three-year action plan for urban agriculture, getting the conventionally rural activity closer to the cities. The plan includes support …

Minister of Agriculture Kirişci: “Türkiye should produce what it needs!” Stating that Türkiye should focus on the products it needs in production, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci said, “We produce crops that require a lot of water, such as corn, where water is limited. It is necessary to …