Soil Management

Approximately 1 million square kilometres of fertile land becomes unusable each year due to desertification, with 17 June designated as the ‘World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought’ by the UN since 1994. The day aims to raise awareness about the issues of desertification, land degradation and drought, with this …

June, 2025, Samsun… Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of the Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation at OMÜ Faculty of Agriculture, warned that ‘According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification,’ 135 million people worldwide are expected to migrate by 2030 as a result of this process! Professor Dr. …

Biodiversity generally refers to the billions of unique living organisms that exist in the world and the interactions between them. Biodiversity encompasses all forms of life diversity within species, between species, and among the ecosystems they inhabit. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), established to protect biodiversity, aims to guide …

Press release… Celal Kadooğlu, Chair of the Southeastern Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that planned agriculture and new generation support model provide benefits. Evaluating the recent radical changes in agricultural policies as extremely positive steps in terms of the transition to a planned production period …

In eastern Black Sea province of Trabzon’s Yomra district, investor Elif Çakıroğlu’s agricultural move, which started 6 years ago when she travelled to America, turned from a container-type mini plant factory into a greenhouse. Çakıroğlu, who made sustainable agriculture possible with the technological greenhouses she established, also paved the way …

Dursun Yıldız, Chairperson of the Water Policies Association, warned about the droughts, water allocation crises and inter-basin water transfers across Turkey and emphasised that the current water management approach should be radically changed. Stating that Türkiye is under the influence of climate change, Dursun Yıldız said, “Water resources are distributed …

Türkiye’s northwestern Thracian region, known for its agricultural output of wheat and barley, faces the risk of its most severe drought in history if rain does not occur in the coming days, warns an expert. İbrahim Toruk “In the absence of rain for the next several days, we predict that wheat crops will fail …

December, 2024… While there currently is not a generally recognized standard that is “regenerative,” farmers can adopt or expand various conservation practices, secure grants and collaborate with fellow farmers to invest in tools. Recently, I spoke to an investor looking for a fund to help farmers transition to regenerative agriculture. …

Press release… Agricultural Engineer and Smart Agriculture Practitioner Şükrü Cem Akçay drew attention to the effects of climate change on agricultural production and emphasised the importance of new drought-resistant production models and artificial intelligence-supported technologies. Akçay said, “Climate change is one of the biggest risks not only today but also …

Welcome to the AgriVoltaics World Conference! Challenging Agrivoltaics! The 6th AgriVoltaics World Conference will take place in Freiburg, Germany, from July 1-3, 2025! Save the date in your calendar! The AgriVoltaics World Conference provides high-level scientific exchange and great networking opportunities for researchers from PV and agriculture (including biology and hydrology) and those working …