Soil Management

Good results were obtained in the ‘Every Dem (Brew) for Soil’ project, which was started 5 years ago in Rize, a Black Sea region province. A 38 percent increase in yield has been achieved in areas with improved soil health. The application area of ​​the project was also expanded in …

Press release… SmartMole’s founder, Agricultural Engineer A. Ömer Yuluğ, said that more than 50% of water and fertilizer savings can be achieved in agriculture and landscaping with cyber physical technologies. Stating that according to DSI (State Hydraulic Works) data, Turkey has 94 billion m3 of usable surface water annually and …

Turkey should not have to endure a drought as all necessary measures have been taken, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said, speaking on the ministry’s efforts to overcome any obstacles that may occur in production and activities in the agriculture and husbandry sectors during the pandemic. Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli …

Press release… Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) released a written statement for World Refrigeration Day on June 26. The association emphasized the climate crisis impact and cost of refrigeration, which has an indisputable importance for society in daily and industrial life and warned about the importance of the air …

The demand for sustainable cotton in the Textile and Ready-to-Wear Sectors, which has an annual economic size of 60 billion dollars and earns Turkey more than 25 billion dollars every year, is increasing day by day in line with consumer preferences. The Better Cotton Practices Association (IPUD), which serves to …

Desertification affects the lives of approximately 2 billion people worldwide, turning them into “ecological migrants,” according to the head of a nonprofit environmental group. Deniz Ataç – CEO of the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion for the Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA) – said that land …

Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers, (TZOB), released a written statement and said, “Land (Soil) means ‘homeland’ for all of us in a sacred sense. Land, which is the first source of development, means a source of income, fertility and life in addition to its sacred …

Warning from Konya producers: Agricultural mobilization should be started Due to the lack of precipitation in the Konya Plain, the province known as Turkey’s granary, drought is showing its effect. Noting that no one has the right to waste even a drop of water, Meram District Chamber of Agriculture President …

Strawberry export of approximately 171 thousand dollars in 2.5 months from the Western Mediterranean Region… According to the data of the Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association, last year, 2 million 120 thousand 202 dollars of strawberries were exported from the region where Antalya, Isparta and Burdur are located. This year, there …

Turkey is heading toward farming season under a severe threat of drought, a water report has revealed, noting a 50 percent decrease in the rate of precipitation across the country in April. “There was 90 percent decline in rainfalls in the Southeastern Anatolia region and some 76 percent decline in Eastern Anatolia in April,” said a …