The green revolution of the 1960s, which ended the world food shortages, created the opportunity for the organic agriculture market to flourish in the 1980s. Its emergence is based on a logic that cannot be rejected by anyone. Organic agriculture started due to the health and environmental problems caused by …
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WHAT IS PRESICION FARMING ALL ABOUT?
Precision Farming… What is Precision Farming all about? Precision Farming is about managing variations in the field accurately to grow more food using fewer resources and reducing production costs. All aspects of the environment – soil, weather, vegetation, water – vary from place to place. And all these factors determine …
Read More »GOOGLE WANTS INDIAN FARMERS TO USE AI IN COTTON CROP…
India is the largest producer and the second largest exporter of cotton in the world. Yet, for the farmers raising cotton crop the year 2017 was horrendous. Reason? Nearly 50 per cent of their yield was destroyed following an attack by the pink bollworm. This happened despite cotton farmers using …
Read More »THE USAGE OF PESTICIDES INCREASED BY 57 PERCENT IN TURKEY…
The amount of agricultural pesticide used in Turkey increased to 59 thousand tons since 2009. The southern province of Antalya saw the highest increase. The usage of pesticides increased by 57 percent in the last decade. The total amount of pesticides used in 2017 increased to 54.098 tons compared to …
Read More »TURKISH PISTACHIO NUTS ALSO SURPASSES CHINA WALL…
Turkey will be exporting pictachio nuts to China… During his visit to Beijing, Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan recalled that 25 tons of Turkish cherry entered China after a long period of time and said that pistachio nuts are also allowed to be sold to this country. 39 companies to …
Read More »DO YOU THINK THAT PASTA CAUSES TO GAIN WEIGHT?
There are many right known wrong beliefs settled in our society. One of them is the idea of ‘pasta causes to gain weight’… Until 10 years ago, many people thought that butter, eggs and salt should not be consumed! However, dozens of studies by scientists have revealed that such prejudices …
Read More »SALMA KHALIFA: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD IN TUNISIA
Tunisian olive oil has won numerous awards according to Olive Oil Times. In 2018 alone, Tunisian olive oil producers won more than 70 awards, including 20 gold at international competitions in Los Angeles, Athens, Italy, London, New York and Japan. What makes Tunisian olive oil special? Tunisia has been producing …
Read More »WHAT IS CIRCULAR AGRONOMICS?
Circular Agronomics… CIRCULAR AGRONOMICS – Efficient Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycling in the European Agri-food System and related up- and down-stream processes to mitigate emissions Circular Agronomics (CA) provides a comprehensive synthesis of practical solutions to improve the current Carbon (C), Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) cycling in European agro-ecosystems …
Read More »BERTAN BALÇIK: 40 PERCENT RISE OF COSTS THREATEN THE FUTURE OF COTTON
Press release… Current information obtained by the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS), it is estimated that 590 thousand hectares of cotton have been planted this season… Accordingly, cotton cultivation areas increased by 14 percent compared to last season (TurkStat 2018 Planted Area data: 518 thousand hectares). This year, during the cotton …
Read More »LAVENDER PRODUCTION SUPPORTS BOTH LOCAL ECONOMY AND TOURISM IN DENİZLİ…
Lavender has started to be harvested which has become widespread rapidly in Denizli in recent years… Lavender that used to be only 3-4 decares in 2015 and now exceeds 1000 decares, contributes to the economy both in terms of production and tourism. Lavender which is growing in a thousand decare …
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