Tag Archives: Professor Dr. Nazimi Açıkgöz

August 2026… Agriculture is the oldest science in human history. However, today it is undergoing a transformation at a pace never seen before. Constraints such as a growing population, climate change, the shrinking of arable land and soil depletion will pose a major threat to the future of our agriculture. …

August 2026… The year 2025 marked a turning point where biotechnology was no longer confined to laboratories, but had also found its way into fields and onto dining tables. The climate crisis, food security concerns and the pressure for environmental sustainability have accelerated this transformation. So, what concrete benefits did …

Gene editing (Crispr, Talen, etc.) techniques have been heavily utilized for developing new plant genotypes and registering new varieties. This method, also defined as New Breeding Techniques (NBT) or New Genomic Techniques (NGT), is particularly successful at shortening the plant breeding period. Gene editing is essentially an artificial mutation. Initially …

It is estimated that by 2050, overall food demand will surge by 70 percent, while demand for seafood will surge by 100 percent. On the other hand, as arable land continues to shrink, the climate crisis, primarily water scarcity and rising temperatures, is limiting agricultural production, i.e. food supply. So, …

Biotechnology can be defined as the technique of utilising living organisms to transform existing raw materials into more useful forms. Biotechnology is used in emerging health fields such as agriculture, food and microbiome research, personalised medicine, and alternative protein sources. Countries around the world have entered into a race to …

In our daily conversations, everyone can surely say something about fish. To add a little depth to the subject, how about we delve into some more current, economic, scientific and socio-economic details? Let’s not even mention its importance in human nutrition here. Fish is not just an inevitable food source …

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 …

In an article we wrote in 2017, we touched upon the subject of “Black Sea Salmon is Promising” and shared some information about salmon. Salmon stands out as the most important source of omega-3. It attracts attention as Norway’s tens of billions of dollars worth of exports. The fact that …

Founded in 2009 by Brazil, China, India, Russia, India, Russia and South Africa, BRICS has become an economic powerhouse, with Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) joining in 2024, accounting for more than 37 percent of global gross domestic product. Now two and a half …

In the last decade, there has been an intensity in the registration of geographical indications for food, mining, handicrafts and industrial products. In fact, the advantages gained in marketing by protecting the place names of a product, which stands out with its quality, with geographical registration are of great benefit …