Press release… 26 April 2022, Ankara – A virtual inception meeting was held on 11 April 2022 to announce the Letter of Agreement (LoA) signed between FAO and the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM). In addition to high-level officers from FAO and TAGEM, representatives, researchers and experts from Azerbaijan, …
Read More »DR. NEVZAT BİRİŞİK: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL TRANSFORM AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY AND FARMING CULTURE
Dr. Nevzat Birişik, General Director of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, said that it will not be possible to continue the usual varieties and cultivation culture in the same way due to climate change. Dr. Nevzat Birişik said, “Climate change shows us that …
Read More »DR. NEVZAT BİRİŞİK: OUR GOAL IS TO SELL BREEDING ANIMALS TO THE WORLD
TAGEM General Director Dr. Nevzat Birişik said that their goal is to sell breeding animals to the world. Dr. Nevzat Birişik Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) Director General Dr. Nevzat Birişik stated that their goal is to sell breeding animals to the world and explained that the studies in this …
Read More »DR. NEVZAT BİRİŞİK: WORKS CONTINUE ON NEW GRAIN VARIETIES FIGHTING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
New grain varieties come into play in the fight against global climate change… Efforts are made to contribute to reducing the risks arising from global climate change by developing new grain varieties. While global climate change poses a threat to the world, solutions are sought to reduce the risks through …
Read More »ALL PLANTS SEEDS OF TURKEY’S FLORA PROTECTED IN 32 GENE BANKS…
The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has been storing the seeds of all kinds of plants grown across the country in some 32 gene banks in a bid to conserve the rich flora of Turkey from going extinct, the head of the project said on April 30. “We store every plants’ seeds in these …
Read More »FAO DISCUSSES; AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION
Press release… In the first of the “FAO Discusses” events, where FAO will discuss the future and problems of the sector with important names from the food and agriculture sector, “innovation” was the agenda. The participants underlined that the future in the agriculture and food industry is in innovation and …
Read More »DR. NEVZAT BİRİŞİK: TURKEY IS A NET AGRICULTURAL EXPORTER COUNTRY
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) General Director Dr. Nevzat Birişik said that the seed sector has grown by 8 to 9 times in the last 15-20 years. Dr. Birişik said, “Turkey is not obliged to seed imports, if we close off all our borders, we …
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