Agriculture, Environment, Economy (5 Days / 10 Hours)

Training Topics

• Water pollution
• Pesticide bans
• Salinity in arid areas
• Resource depletion: phosphorus supply
• Resource depletion
• Resource depletion: herbicide resistance

• What is climate change? Scientific foundations
• Global warming and the greenhouse gas effect
• Brief information from IPCC reports

• Impacts on crop production (yield, quality, planting times)
• Impacts on livestock (heat stress, feed and water issues)
• Effects on water resources (drought, irregular rainfall)
• Soil structure and erosion problems
• Increase in agricultural pests and diseases

• What is productivity? Types: total factor productivity, labor productivity, land productivity
• What is sustainability? Economic, environmental, and social dimensions
• Why should they be considered together? “Produce more” vs. “Produce correctly”
• Policies supporting agricultural sustainability (ÇKS, IPARD, TARSİM, TKDK)
• Productivity-focused support models
• Contribution of producer associations and cooperatives
• Role of local administrations: agricultural R&D, rural development projects

• Fluctuations in food prices
• Migration, labor, rural poverty
• Vulnerability of small producers
• Need for agricultural insurance

The training is open for corporate collaboration (institution/company legal entity package) and individual applications are not accepted. The training content can be redesigned according to your corporate participant profile and needs. After mutual consultations, the scope and method of the training (Face-to-Face, Online) are determined and relevant processes completed. Upon agreement, suitable days and times for your institution’s participants and our instructors, as well as the training location, are established.