The largest share in Turkey's 2026 agricultural investment planning has been allocated to irrigation and water management projects as part of the measures taken to combat climate change.
Core Priorities and Objectives The newly prepared investment program centers on using every drop of water as efficiently as possible. The main objectives set within this scope are:
Minimizing the adverse impacts of climate change on agriculture.
Guaranteeing sustainable food supply security.
Equipping existing agricultural lands with modern irrigation systems.
Reducing water loss and leakage rates to a bare minimum.
Technological Transformation in Infrastructure Strategic planning foresees moving beyond traditional methods in irrigation. The investment focuses of this new era include:
A rapid and comprehensive transition to closed-circuit pressurized pipe systems.
The establishment of digital tracking infrastructures to enable real-time monitoring of water resources.
Economic Shield and Rural Development These steps aimed at protecting water resources bring about not only an ecological but also an economic transformation. Thanks to these projects:
Agricultural productivity will rise while production costs decrease, thereby protecting the farmers' competitive edge.
Rural development will accelerate, directly supporting Turkey's agricultural export potential.
The agricultural sector will be transformed into a climate-resilient and entirely technology-driven economic power.
