Water Management

Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Structures and Irrigation Department Head Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir said that until 2050, a 10 percent decrease in the average rainfall in Türkiye is expected in regions other than the Black Sea Region. Dr. Yusuf Demir Pointing out that in the …

DJI Agriculture annual report finds the global agricultural drone industry is booming… Over 300,000 drones operate globally, treating more than 500 million hectares of farmland around the world… DJI Agriculture, a global leader in facilitating agricultural innovation through drone technology, unveils its Agriculture Drone Industry Insight Report (2023/2024), showcasing a …

Human beings, who are under the delusion that they will solve all kinds of problems with the power they get from the rapid development of technology, are in a great consumption frenzy. With the unbearable lightness of consuming more, mankind has started to push the limits of the natural balance, …

Global temperatures in June again broke existing records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said – the thirteenth month in a row to do so.  The monthly Market Monitor produced by the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) warned that agricultural yields could be affected if extreme heat persists, especially if episodes occur during periods of …

Marmara Lake, known as the western province of Manisa’s “bird paradise,” has completely dried up, disrupting the local ecosystem and economy and inflicting substantial hardship upon villagers in the vicinity. Once home to 20,000 water birds of 101 different species, including endangered crested pelicans and cormorants, the lake’s water loss led …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said, “With the investments to be made in 2024, we aim to ramp up the area opened to irrigation from 7.1 million hectares to 7.23 million hectares and the amount of area with completed consolidation from 7.3 million hectares to 7.9 million hectares.” …

The future of our land is at stake. Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded... Healthy land not only provides us with almost 95% of our food but so much more: …

Press release… Dikili Agriculture Based Specialised Organised Industrial Zone (Dikili TDİOSB) which is one of the largest geothermally heated agriculture-based organised industrial zones in Europe and Türkiye, established in cooperation with the Governorship of Izmir, Izmir Chamber of Commerce, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, Izmir Commodity Exchange, Aegean Exporters’ Associations, …

Maire “Pilu” Giraudo talks about sharing the story of agriculture and sustainability to those who do not have experience with the industry… Maira “Pilu” Giraudo passionately advocates for agriculture, telling audiences how nature inspires. In her communications, she describes how farmers produce food/fiber in a sustainable way, emphasizing that farmers …

Everyone is familiar with the word inflation. Shrinkflation (companies reducing the quantity of certain products) is also a term we have heard frequently recently. But have you heard of Heatflation? What is heat inflation? Climate change and the resulting hot weather and extreme climatic events directly affect agricultural activities. As …