Water Management

Workers in agriculture at higher risks of heat stress and they also suffer from high exposure to pesticides which can also be detrimental to their health, senior ILO official says… London… As global temperatures have been continuously increasing due to climate change with severe impacts on people’s health, and labor …

Permission requirement for production planning in agriculture is coming! The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry presented the draft regulation, which includes the rules of planned production in agriculture, to the view of sector stakeholders. According to the draft, it will be necessary to obtain permission from the Ministry for the …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has announced an ambitious target of 10 minutes for this year’s fire response time. “Next year, we will surpass our achievements from the previous year in terms of equipment, materials, and personnel. We are committed to preserving this ecosystem, which faces various threats and natural events,” Yumaklı …

An expert has raised concerns over a three-week shift in the seasons that he says is brought about by climate change, fearing that it can negatively impact crop yield and harvest. While agricultural production has been in trouble due to the effect of climate change recently, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Zaimoğlu, a faculty member of the Department …

Vertical farming, a type of agriculture practice that has the ability to produce up to 40 times more produce than conventional farming techniques, is currently seeing a rapid expansion under the leadership of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. Following the decreasing availability of agricultural lands all over the world and the …

Press release… CEO climate summit spurs dialogue on decarbonization Istanbul, 14 June 2023 – In the first such gathering following the formation of the new Government, more than 200 top business executives and bankers – some of them from the most carbon-intensive sectors of the economy – gathered today in …

Forests in the country’s southwestern region vastly impacted by severe wildfires in 2021 are reviving following timely rehabilitation efforts, General Directorate of Forestry reported… Rehabilitation, including damage assessments and reforestation efforts, has been completed in the regions of southwestern Türkiye following the historic wildfires two years ago, General Directorate of Forestry …

In a sense, regenerative agriculture is more than sustainable — it allows for continued growth, something modern farming can’t claim. The key principles include no-till planting, crop rotation and rotational grazing. Each practice heals the Earth and provides food for the expanding population. Problems with modern agriculture Farming didn’t always …

Press release… The project implemented by three UN agencies took a detailed picture of the Turkish wheat sector and prepared a road map to make the sector more resilient to crises. Alvaro Rodriguez The project has now come to an end and has delivered its main output – a report …

Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by 2040 using existing technologies and making major policy changes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Monday (15 May). The Kenya-based UN body released its analysis of policy options to tackle the plastic waste crisis two weeks before countries …