In eastern Black Sea province of Trabzon’s Yomra district, investor Elif Çakıroğlu’s agricultural move, which started 6 years ago when she travelled to America, turned from a container-type mini plant factory into a greenhouse. Çakıroğlu, who made sustainable agriculture possible with the technological greenhouses she established, also paved the way for access to healthy food.

In Trabzon, investor Elif Çakıroğlu started to grow ornamental plants and vegetables with the vertical farming system she saw in America, where she travelled 6 years ago and applied in her hometown. Çakıroğlu, who expanded the agricultural move that started in a container type mini plant factory, established a greenhouse. Çakıroğlu, who started to produce some vegetables with R&D studies, tried to find solutions to the problems of traditional agriculture. Çakıroğlu, who produces in the closed system technological greenhouses he established in Trabzon, made both environmental and economic moves with his system that provides energy with solar panels and irrigation with rainwater harvesting.

“I am doing my best to fight for the existence of technological agriculture,” said Elif Çakıroğlu, “There are climate crises, there is a water crisis, there is a food crisis in the world, we think that technological agriculture is essential for this. The world is turning to this now, closed systems, light systems, technological systems, these are the things that need to be. Because there is a big problem in the world, there is a climate crisis, water crisis, food crisis.”
“We must take measures for this. There is a logistics problem in the country. We eat too much expensive vegetables. Currently, lettuce in Trabzon is 50 or even 57 liras in the season. This is a huge cost for people in this economic crisis, but by producing these products in our city, we will save from this logistics and we will start to consume cheaper and better quality products. We do not feed poison to our children. We are struggling for these,” she noted…