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9 June

5 ways to support regenerative agriculture!

9 June

Ali Kındap: Türkiye’s geothermal greenhouse area could grow by 1500 percent

Press release… The ‘Sustainable Manisa Summit’ organised by Manisa Metropolitan Municipality in line with its vision to combat climate change brought together academics, civil society leaders, business representatives and local government officials from many cities across Türkiye. Ali Kındap Speaking to participants at the summit’s session titled ‘Geothermal Greenhouse Farming …

9 June

We are losing farmers every day, why?

We are losing farms and farmers at an alarming rate! This loss has major implications for our food system and our daily lives. Here’s why it’s crucial to understand and address this issue: 1. Concentration of Food Power As farmers and farmland disappear, food production increasingly falls into the hands …

9 June

Turkish farmers leap into autonomous tractors with XAG APC2 Autopilot Console…

Autonomous tractor operations are gaining ground on Türkiye’s small and medium-sized family farms, where labour shortages and rising costs remain persistent challenges. Driving this transformation is the increasing uptake of the XAG APC2 AutoPilot Console, which turns even aging tractors into smart, capable field partners. As young people return to …

8 June

Dr. Orhan Özçatalbaş writes; “The Age of Smart Farming and Turkish Agriculture”

Agriculture, throughout human history, has been a fundamental source of food production, fulfilling one of our most basic needs. Today, this ancient sector stands at the cusp of a profound transformation, driven by rapidly evolving technologies. In what can be termed the “Smart Farming Revolution” or the “Age of Smart …

8 June

Ahmet Tiryakioğlu: Cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products exports reached 5.2 billion dollars

Press release… According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the five-month export value of the cereal, pulse, oilseed and processed products sector, which includes basic food products such as wheat flour, pasta, vegetable oils, biscuits, and sugar and cocoa products, was announced as 5.2 billion dollars. While cereal …

8 June

Dr. Nazimi Açıkgöz writes; “The Relationship Between Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity”

Biodiversity generally refers to the billions of unique living organisms that exist in the world and the interactions between them. Biodiversity encompasses all forms of life diversity within species, between species, and among the ecosystems they inhabit. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), established to protect biodiversity, aims to guide …

7 June

How can our oceans revolutionize regenerative practices?

You and I both know the challenges our planet faces: soil degradation, carbon imbalance, and the desperate need for sustainable practices. We’ve witness the impact of regenerative agriculture on land, how it breathes life back into the earth, sequesters carbon, and revitalizes ecosystems. But here’s a thought: our planet is over 70 percent water. If …

7 June

Artificial intelligence-supported agricultural production monitoring from Türksat!

Türksat is closely monitoring agricultural production by analysing satellite images with artificial intelligence technologies. According to information obtained by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from Türksat, within the scope of the Artificial Intelligence-Based Detection of Production Areas Using Satellite Images Project, images obtained from advanced satellites such as Göktürk-1, Göktürk-2, …

7 June

FAO Food Price Index falls in May on lower cereal, vegetable oil and sugar prices…

Press release… » The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 127.7 points in May 2025, down 1.0 points (0.8 percent) from April. While the price indices for dairy products and meat increased, they were more than offset by declines in those for cereals, sugar and vegetable oils. Overall, the FFPI was …