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Türkiye to launch new system to address ‘water stress’

The government is establishing a “Water Efficiency Management System” to address water stress Türkiye is facing, Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has said. A regulation on water efficiency has been prepared, Yumaklı told lawmakers at parliament’s planning and budget commission, adding that protocols have been signed with relevant institutions and organizations for their areas of responsibility. …

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Sabri İpek: Irrigation problem in agriculture must be solved urgently!

İpek pointed out that if no measures are taken, the loss and leakage rate in irrigation could increase to 52 per cent... Agricultural Production Consultant of Ekin Agro Tarım Ürünleri A.Ş. (Ekin Agro Products Inc.) and Agricultural Engineer Sabri İpek stated that in a period when the climate crisis and …

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National Water Board rolls up its sleeves! Water will no longer be wasted…

Water Efficiency Mobilisation continues with the principle of ‘zero loss in water’. A National Water Board was established within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for Türkiye’s water resources, which are expected to decrease by 20-30 per cent by 2100. The Board will take important decisions to prevent water waste. …

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“THE PRESSURE ON THE WATER IS ESCALATING!”

The Final Declaration of the Water Council was held at Beştepe Congress and Culture Center in Ankara… Speaking at the event, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said, “Water is more than two letters and two elements. Soil wants water, tree wants water, mankind wants water. Life emerged from …

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“70 PERCENT OF FRESH WATER IS USED IN AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION”

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hydrobiology Department Lecturer Professor Dr. Okan Külköylüoğlu said that 70 percent of the fresh water amount is used in agricultural irrigation. Dr. Okan Külköylüoğlu said, “As a country, we have to make a serious saving in order not to fall …

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