Tag Archives: Stubble burning

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar made a video press statement on stubble fires that started in many regions these days when the harvest intensified. Bayraktar said that these fires cause the destruction of the natural and agricultural ecosystem, the decrease in the amount of …

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar, in his written statement, said, “Stubble burning, which has never been an agricultural practice and paves way to serious damage to soil fertility in the long term, causes the loss of sustainable productivity in agricultural lands.” Şemsi Bayraktar Stating …

Press release… Although it is forbidden to burn stubble, which occurs every year after harvest, harms the soil and causes environmental problems, it continues. Stating that burning stubble causes the soil to lose all its properties, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said, “Since 70 percent of …

Press release… Ankara – July, 29 2020 – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said that stubble burning in agricultural fields is an outdated practice that damages to farmers essentially. Bayraktar said, “Burning the stubble means burning the efficiency of the soil. Our farmers should think about …

Stubble Fires; It is a National Issue… The fight against stubble fires, which reduce soil yield and kill living creatures in the soil, has become the policy of the state in recent years. On the one hand, those who burn stubble are punished by the relevant articles of the Turkish …

A warning came to farmers to maintain the fertility of the soil. Erzincan Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry warned the farmers not to burn stubble and reminded that burning the stubble was 73,68 TL administrative fines per decare. Warning farmers not to burn stubble… The Governor’s Communiqué on the …