Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – MAF https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Sayfalar/EN/AnaSayfa.aspx
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Dr Alev Kir. Dr Kir is researcher at Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Politics (GDAR) (1996-continuing). She leads the institution’s organic research, on-farm projects since 1999. She is agronomist and particularly focused on soil fertility and plant nutrition, fertilisation of organic open field vegetables, survey, collection, agro-morphologically characterization and utilization of vegetable and legume plant genetic resources under sustainable management systems (OF and GAP). Dr Kır has an agricultural engineering degree and BSc and PhD in Philosophy from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. She attended “Conservation of Soil” (Department of Land, Air and Water Resources -UC Davis, CA USA), “The Technologies of Input Development on Organic Vegetables, Fruits and Ornamentals” (The Organic Research Centre -Elm Farm-ORC Newbury, Berkshire, UK), “Collection, Conservation, Characterization, Documentation, Evaluation of Plant Genetic Resources and International Gene Bank Management” (ICARDA (International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) Aleppo Syria), and Vegetable Production and Organic Farming (IAC (International Agriculture Centre) Wageningen, The Netherlands) thematic scientific programs as study visitor. http://arastirma.tarim.gov.tr/etae/Belgeler/PersonelOzgecmis/EN/alevkir-en.pdf
Dr Barbaros Cetinel Dr Cetinel is researcher at Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Politics (GDAR) Plant Protection Research Institute (Izmir) at Fruits and Vineyard Diseases Lab. His research interest is on Fruits and Vineyard Fungal Diseases. He is leading several research activities including “Investigation on Effectiveness of Different Fungicide Application Times and A Forecasting Model For The Control of Olive Leaf Spot (Spilocaeaoleaginea (Cast.)) Diseases in Manisa Province”, “Investigations on natural spread of hypovirulent Cryphonectria parasitica Strains used for biological control of chestnut blight”, and “Identification of Causal Agent of Strawberry Powdery Mildew Disease with Molecular Techniques and Research for Control Possibilities Using Alternative Chemicals” national projects of supported by MAF-GDAR. http://arastirma.tarim.gov.tr/bzmai/Belgeler/Personel_cv_eng/barbaros_cetinel.pdf
Dr Hatice Sevim Turan Dr Turan was graduated from Ege University Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science in 1991 and worked at Uludağ University Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil. Since 2000 she has been working in the Department of Plant Nutrition and Soil-Water Resources at the Olive Research Institute. Her expertise is on lab analysis of soil and plant nutrition. http://arastirma.tarim.gov.tr/izmirzae/Belgeler/Ozgecmis/hatice
About The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has responsibility in agricultural research and has 84 years of experience in funding and coordinating research and development projects in the field of agriculture. MAF (formally known as MFAL Ministery for Food Agriculture and Livestock) coordinates and implements the agricultural R&D activities through the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (GDAR) established in 1991. The General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (GDAR) is a Funding Organisation and the headquarter of the National Agricultural Research System and responsible for determining national research strategy, setting up research priorities and allocating available financial resources to the programs and assisting the Ministry in developing agricultural policies.
