Climate Change and Environment

Ayşegül Selışık, Deputy Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Türkiye stated that the most important solution to drought is informing farmers, adding that information must be conveyed to farmers in a practical manner. Istanbul… This report from Anadolu Agency’s (AA) ‘Agriculture in the …

Fevzi Çondur Emphasizes “Climate-Smart Agriculture”… In his speech at the workshop “Water Resources and Management in the Büyük Menderes Basin, Agricultural Production and Product Safety in the Greater Menderes Basin,” Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman and National Cotton Council Chairman Fevzi Çondur emphasized the importance of shifting to climate-smart agriculture rather …

Once hailed as one of Türkiye’s fastest-growing crops, avocado production is now facing serious challenges as climate conditions and water shortages threaten future harvests. This year’s severe frosts in February, March and April devastated fruit production across the country. Avocados, which had been riding a wave of popularity thanks to healthy eating trends, were …

Professor Dr. Halim Orta, a faculty member in the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Land and Water Resources, at Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Tekirdağ, stated that the number of ponds (reservoirs) should be boosted to minimize the effects of drought. Orta told an Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter that the …

Spain and Türkiye are launching a joint scientific effort to better understand the worsening effects of droughts and sinkholes in central Türkiye, with a particular focus on Konya, the country’s vital grain-producing region. The collaboration, which brings together Zaragoza University in Spain, Niğde University in Türkiye and the Turkish water authority, aims to map and …

Türkiye battles climate-driven water crisis with innovation and regional cooperation… Water is not only a vital source of life but also a fundamental natural resource that supports food and energy production, transportation, waste management and industrial development. The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at approximately 1,386 million …

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 …