Climate Change and Environment

Special event kicks off the action phase of the innovative 282 million dollars Food System Integrated Programme… 08/09/2025 Rome – The 2025 Standing Committee on Finance Forum of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kicked off at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) …

Press release… The 2024/25 season for seedless raisins went down in history for Türkiye. While exports reached 153,593 tonnes, the lowest export volume in the last 25 years, export revenues reached 546.5 million dollars, the highest foreign exchange income to date. Türkiye had earned 489 million dollars in revenue with …

This spring, frost inflicted some of the heaviest damage on lemon orchards in Türkiye, while growers lament that the trio of frost, hail and scorching heat has battered the country’s farmlands particularly harshly this year. “At first, there was the frost, and we lost a lot of blossoms. Then we had a …

August, 2025… While the impacts of climate change are often associated with temperature increases, it has been demonstrated that the most significant impacts are felt through the water cycle. Irregular rainfall, prolonged droughts, sudden and severe floods, the gradual depletion of groundwater resources, and deterioration in water quality are among …

Dr. Mücahit Kıvrak, a faculty member at Balıkesir University, announced that the drought in the summer of 2025 negatively impacted yield and quality in olive groves. Kıvrak said that the summer of 2024 was also dry and lack of water caused yellowing in the trees and poor fruit quality. He …

Konya… In Türkiye’s largest agricultural province of Konya, the sorghum plant, adapted to the region through breeding efforts, is attracting attention with its high yield and nutritional value despite limited water consumption. As part of the breeding efforts carried out since 2019 at the Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institute, …

Disruptions in rainfall patterns, intensified by climate change, are increasingly impacting agricultural productivity across Türkiye. Sector representatives report a 6.75 percent decline in wheat yields, forecasting a loss in output valued at approximately 17 billion Turkish Liras. Özkan Taşpınar While rainfall in Southeastern Anatolia dropped by up to 60 percent, the Aegean and …

The extreme heat and drought affecting southeastern Anatolian province of Şanlıurfa negatively impacted fresh and dried tomato production. Ahmet Eyyüpoğlu, Head of the Şanlıurfa Chamber of Agriculture, told an Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter that tomatoes were planted on approximately 200,000 decares last year in the Siverek and Hilvan districts, where …

It’s not just your perception that forest fires are getting worse. Recent blazes in Spain and Canada that forced thousands to evacuate are only the latest examples. 2024 was the worst year for forest fires on record. 2023 set the bar before that. But even these extreme years are part …

Mutlu Doğru, President of the Adana Farmers’ Association, stated that bioethanol, produced from sugar beets, maize and agricultural waste, is a strategic product that reduces energy dependence. “Bioethanol contributes to the economy and plays a significant role in combating climate change with its significantly lower carbon emissions compared to fossil …