On 17 December 2022, a “Collaboration Development Workshop” was held by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TÜBİTAK) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (TOB) at TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus.
The workshop was attended by TÜBİTAK President Prof. Hasan Mandal, TÜBİTAK Vice President and TÜBİTAK MAM President Prof. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil, General Director of Agricultural Research and Policies Dr. Metin Türker, Deputy Director General of State Hydraulic Works (DSI) Assoc. Prof. Bülent Selek, Directors of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and senior managers and researchers from TÜBİTAK MAM, TÜBİTAK BİLGEM and TÜBİTAK UME.
The workshop started with the opening speech of TÜBİTAK Vice President and TÜBİTAK MAM President Prof. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil, which was followed by the speech of TAGEM General Manager Dr. Metin Türker and the presentation of TÜBİTAK President Prof. Hasan Mandal. In his presentation, Prof. Hasan Mandal gave information about priority and innovative issues and wished success to the Workshop by emphasizing the importance of agriculture and innovative biological methods against drought.
Presentations were made by TÜBİTAK MAM, TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, TÜBİTAK UZAY, TÜBİTAK UME and TÜBİTAK TÜSİDE on TÜBİTAK strategy, experience, competencies and project proposals.
After the opening speeches and presentations, in the thematic sessions held in 6 different halls, discussions were made on project ideas, R&D studies and shared visions that will increase cooperation between TÜBİTAK and TOB.
The parties exchanged ideas and defined common fields of study on such subjects as smart applications in ensuring food supply security, early warning systems, traceability in food with blockchain technologies, use of satellite and drone imaging systems in agriculture, functional foods, plant protection products, food analysis systems, reference materials, proficiency test materials, effective fertilizer and land use, energy, traceability in agriculture, within the scope of climate change and sustainability, efficient use and traceability of water resources, early warning systems for the protection of water resources, development of a detection and diagnosis system for pollutants that may mix with drinking water, short-long term estimation of water resources and optimum operation of dams, flood forecasting and early warning systems, monitoring of water quality with remote sensing methods, reducing the impact of climate change on water resources, current seismicity of the immediate surroundings of dam sites, spatial determination of greenhouse gas emissions and sink areas for sustainable food supply security, monitoring of marine resource transitions and pollutants affecting resources, determination of the effects of air quality on agricultural production.
After the sessions, the workshop was completed with closing evaluations and a group photo shoot.