Cisterns are water collection structures which form part of a cultural heritage dating back some 2000 years. While cisterns are commonly used to store drinking water, in the sloping fields of Tarsus they serve as a form of water insurance structure for orchards during dry periods.

Compiler:

Erhan Akca

First published:

2022-08-30 09:08

Natural pastures have insufficient capacity to produce forage in the semi-arid rangelands of Central Anatolian Region. Therefore, a project has been initiated to plant forage shrubs which are drought and salinity tolerant in order to rehabilitate these pasturelands.

Compiler:

Bilgi Sarihan

First published:

2022-08-17 20:08

Production of fodder crops every year both for feeding livestock and increasing soil fertility.

Compiler:

Faruk Ocakoglu

First published:

2017-03-06 17:26

Drip irrigation is a method designed for minimum use of water and labour for the optimum irrigation of plants in arid and semi-arid regions.

Compiler:

Faruk Ocakoglu

First published:

2017-03-07 13:28

Wooden fences are an effective and relatively cheap way of conserving soil from water erosion by decreasing overland flow. They also increase crop yield by encouraging better infiltration.

Compiler:

Faruk Ocakoglu

First published:

2017-03-07 09:37

Strip farming is a kind of an agriculture method that cereals are sowed as strips which are 50 m witdh (strip-fallow-strip). Strips are perpendicular to wind direction in dropugth areas.

Compiler:

Mehmet Zengin

First published:

2017-03-07 13:27

Allowing livestocks to graze in pasturelands in a periodic and regular manner.

Compiler:

Mehmet Zengin

First published:

2017-03-06 14:59

To grow different fodder crop species (leguminous and graminous) for feeding livestock

Compiler:

Unknown User

First published:

2017-06-26 17:57

Instead of flow irrigation that requires high water consumption and causes excessive evaporation, water can be transported in pipes till crop's body and can be given slowly under controlled conditions. The approach is brought to farmers by state institutions as well as banks, and education for the scientific background, installation and usage of the technology is provided by state-owned companies

Compiler:

Mehmet Zengin

First published:

2017-06-26 17:44

Adopting of the strip cropping-fallow-strip cropping system by farmers, with support from local SWC specialists and state agricultural organisations.

Compiler:

Mehmet Zengin

First published:

2017-06-26 17:33

Farmers adopting the rotational grazing on pasturelands.

Compiler:

Mehmet Zengin

First published:

2017-06-26 17:25