Food Turkey Ocak Şubat 2018

A project to inspirit the
agriculture of Turkey
Hektas establishes
the first extensive
R&D center of the
agricultural sector
70 FOOD TURKEY January 2018
Hektaş, one of OYAK companies, received
approval from the Ministry of
Science, Industry and Technology to
establish Turkey’s first extensive R&D
center in Gebze Organized Industrial
Zone. By carrying out researches on
plant protection, plant nutrition, seed
improvement and animal health in its
R&D center, Hektaş aims to develop
products and methods to add value
to agriculture and animal husbandry
in Turkey.
Hektaş, with its 61 years of experience
in agricultural sector, received
approval from the Ministry of Science,
Industry and Technology for the
R&D center to conduct projects on
plant protection and plant nutrition,
seed improvement, animal health and
IoT (Internet of Things) in Gebze Organized
Industrial Zone.
As of the second half of 2018, ongoing
R&D activities planned to be
carried out in the new R&D center
on an area of 1,200 square meters.
25 personnel specialized in agriculture
and animal husbandry will work
in the R&D center, and new formulations
will also be worked on while
developing existing products. With
its new R&D center, Hektaş aims to
activate university-industry cooperation
in agriculture, establish common
synergy in agricultural sector,
use standard-upgrading techniques,
develop new products and production
methods, increase the competitiveness,
provide qualified labor force,
develop IoT applications to engage in
activities that will minimize the external
dependency.
“We are continuing our efforts to
develop domestic and national agriculture
in order to minimize the external
dependency of the agriculture
of Turkey. The acceleration of development
we have achieved in OYAK
companies is progressing satisfactorily
in Hektaş as well. In our R&D
center, we will integrate the technology
and agriculture to make Turkey’s
soil more efficient. Thus, we will have
the opportunity to apply our efforts