Climate Change and Environment

Some regions are warming faster than others, and countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region have seen some of the most rapid warming. We observe this through temperature anomalies. Anomalies compare current temperatures to historical averages, showing us shifts over time. In the chart, each bar represents the temperature anomaly for …

Dr Yakup Karaaslan, Deputy General Director of Water Management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, stated that Türkiye is a country with water stress and that the amount of water will decrease in 2030 and the country will become water poor. Dr. Yakup Karaaslan SAMSUN – Speaking at the …

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 …

Most African countries have not reached the Malabo target of investing 10 per cent of their national budgets in agriculture. But focusing only on the Malabo target disguises the fact that public investment in agriculture has nevertheless risen significantly. To make African agriculture more resilient to shocks and improve food …

Dursun Yıldız, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Water Policy Association (SPD), stated that they must first protect the water resources and natural environment. Dursun Yıldız “Then we should change our usage habits and use water more efficiently. At the same time, we should improve our institutional capacity …

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, …

At a high-level meeting on 27 June in Geneva, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu told participants that by 2050 global food production will need to increase by at least 30-40% – while also minimising the negative impact on the environment. Qu Dongyu The event was among several sessions dedicated to trade and food …

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 …

Press release… ANKARA- Şemsi Bayraktar, President of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), made a video press statement regarding the recent spike in stubble fires. Şemsi Bayraktar “Stubble burning, which is done as a routine agricultural practice and causes serious damage to soil fertility in the long term, causes …

While Konya Plain, known as the granary of Türkiye, left behind a dry season, a decrease is expected in the wheat yield compared to last year. In Konya, 67 percent of the surface area of which is used as agricultural land, production is carried out in 2 million 200 thousand …