Climate Change and Environment

The very first Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty by 2030… Today, seven years after the goals were agreed and on the heels of a global pandemic, conflict and economic crises, a world without poverty seems out of reach. The World Bank estimates that, by the end of 2022, 685 million …

Press release… Uşak Commodity Exchange has developed a project that will protect the livestock sector with the “Sun”. With the solar panels to be placed on the roofs of livestock barns (enterprises), both the producer will win and the meat crisis will be a thing of the past. Mustafa Sezer …

Lake Marmara in the western province of Manisa, which was once a bird sanctuary, has completely dried up, and its natural balance has been disturbed, informs an expert. “In the last 30 years, the water level has gradually decreased. Today, neither a fish nor any living creature can be observed there as …

New Zealand’s government yesterday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly …

Turkish group of companies has designed a container farming system that enables the cultivation of all kinds of crops, regardless of climate and weather or amount of daylight, amid growing concerns over the course of climate change-related uncertainties. The container plant factory is equipped with systems that have all been …

The secretary-general of the United Nations highlighted the importance of access to Russian fertilizers and cooperation with Türkiye in this regard amid an ongoing fertilizer market crunch. Antonio Guterres spoke with Anadolu Agency (AA) ahead of the high-profile U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) beginning on Sept. 20 at U.N. headquarters in …

Drone technology has great benefits for many industries around the world. Drone adoption is the need of the hour for the agriculture industry. Some drone servicing companies like Fly Guys are already teaming up with farming giants to help them increase their yields. There has been significant growth in the …

It’s been an extremely hot couple weeks since we last spoke. Europe has had devastating fires, and more than 2,000 people have died there of heat-related illness. China and India sizzled in extreme heat, and the consequences for countries in the Global South were devastating. In Seville, Spain, the deadly …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said, “As of the point we have reached, we can now store 180 billion cubic metres of water. 47 billion cubic metres of this amount has been provided by 654 dams that built in our political term.” Dr. Vahit Kirişci Minister …

64% of the EU territory is under warning or alert because of prolonged drought! BRUSSELS The European Commission said Tuesday it expects around 15% lower yield averages in corn, maize, and soybean as Europe experiences the worst drought in 500 years. “The current drought still appears to be the worst …