Water Management

August 2026… Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı: We are continuing our water footprint studies Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that they are continuing the water footprint studies. “We have completed our studies in the Sakarya, Susurluk, Northern Aegean, Western Mediterranean, Büyük Menderes, Aras, Çoruh and Gediz …

August 2026… Climate change, water scarcity, disruptions in global supply chains, and increasing population pressure, along with shrinking agricultural land, are transforming agriculture and food from merely an economic activity into a strategic security issue. The future of nations is now shaped not only by their access to energy, industry …

August 2026… There are just a few weeks left until the cotton harvest. Chairman of the Better Cotton Practises Association (IPUD) Muzaffer Turgut Kayhan announced that the current weather conditions are encouraging in terms of quality and yield, whilst emphasising that the significant reduction in cultivation areas remains the most …

Press release… July 2026… New Turning Point in Agriculture: Climate, Water and Resilience Pressures Are Increasing Climate change, increasing pressure on water resources, and rising food demand are making sustainability essential for the continuity of production in the agriculture and food sector. Rising temperatures, drought and extreme weather events directly …

New digital tool combines soil, climate and landscape data to improve yields, strengthen resilience and support smarter farming… Press release… July 2026… Rome – Farmers, extension workers and governments now have a powerful new tool to help identify the crops best suited to specific parcels of land, enabling more efficient use …

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drought… Press release… June 2026… There are days when the sky does not bring rain. Instead, a thick fog, called camanchaca, advances silently from the ocean and covers hills and ravines. The trees, plants and …

Expert urges incentives for drip irrigation and water-efficient methods, calls for standardized water accounting across agriculture, industry, civil use… May, 2026, Ankara… Farmers in Mediterranean agricultural regions need to be encouraged to adopt more efficient water use methods in response to climate change, according to an agricultural sciences professor. Guido …

A new climate-resilient farming model is being introduced in the Konya Plain in Central Anatolia, as authorities and academic institutions launch an EU-backed smart irrigation project aimed at improving water efficiency in one of the country’s most drought-prone agricultural regions. Dr. Sevim Seda Yamaç The project seeks to test adaptive agricultural production models in response …

Beneath the streets of Istanbul, an innovative urban agriculture project is preparing to bring pesticide-free strawberries to consumers year-round, marking a new phase in the city’s push toward sustainable food production. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry’s vertical farming center in the district of Kağıthane has launched work to cultivate strawberries 30 metres underground using …

Press release… Temperatures and drought are on the rise in the Antalya Basin: Agriculture and tourism under threat Antalya, which is set to host COP31, is heading towards a climate that will be hotter, drier and harsher by the end of the century. Scientific studies indicate that even the inland …