This announcement was published on 11 September 2020. The dates, amounts and application conditions it mentions may no longer be current; for current support programmes, contact us.
We have put together the details of the R&D Support Project to be provided by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Under the 16th Call for Projects of the R&D Support Programme:
- Universities
- Civil society and professional groups
- Private sector organisations (incorporated companies, excluding sole proprietorships and ordinary partnerships) can apply.
The priority R&D topics of the 16th call are:
Supported R&D Topics
1. Determining methods to control the citrus long-horned beetle Anoplophora chinensis
2. Developing AI-based forecasting and warning models to combat major plant diseases, pests and weeds
3. Developing rootstocks suitable for in-vitro propagation and new varieties of apricot and pistachio
4. Developing drought-resistant outdoor ornamental plant varieties
5. Developing portable devices that measure pre-harvest pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables
6. Using advanced technologies to develop and spread varieties of sunflower, cotton, sugar beet, maize, green lentil and dry bean that are resistant/tolerant to abiotic and biotic stress factors and suited to market demand
7. Studies on medicinal aromatic plants and dye plants aimed at industrial integration
8. Breeding research on sea bass, sea bream and trout
9. Developing breeding, farming systems and technologies to increase yields in livestock and aquaculture
10. Producing organic, organomineral and biofertilisers from local resources
11. Using the liquid fermented output of biogas plants as fertiliser
12. Processing meteorological data and developing models using weather stations installed on ships
13. Studies to increase agricultural productivity as part of climate change adaptation
14. Use of semiconductor nanocrystals in greenhouse farming
15. Developing new techniques and technologies in agricultural water management for water quality, irrigation system materials and drainage
16. Researching the usability of olive vegetation water and pomace in the food industry.
17. Ensuring that materials currently sourced from abroad and used in food and feed analysis, such as analytical standards and reference materials, as well as proficiency tests, are produced in Türkiye
18. Producing and commercialising alternative plant protein extracts with domestic resources
19. Producing gelatin for the food industry from animal sources
20. Identifying waste and losses in agricultural products nationwide at the production and marketing stages up to the end consumer, developing a methodology for identifying them, and developing policy proposals to reduce them
21. Determining sustainable farm size on a regional basis
22. Impact analysis of the Ministry's R&D Support Programme
23. Developing biopesticides against harmful organisms in cultivated plants with domestic resources, and producing and licensing their commercial forms
24. Developing endemic geophyte species that can be used as pharmaceutical raw materials (endemic geophyte species containing galantamine and/or Colchicum species), and producing commercial products such as medicines and/or pharmaceutical raw materials from them
25. Developing domestic mycelium production for trade in exotic mushroom species that grow naturally in Türkiye (such as morel, oyster, shiitake, Çaşır, Kulacık, reishi and truffle)
26. Developing new varieties using local winter vegetable (cauliflower, beetroot, celery, spinach, carrot, lettuce) or minor vegetable genetic resources
27. Developing and optimising indoor plant production technologies
28. Developing remote sensing and AI-based systems to identify crop production areas and forecast yields
29. Developing systems to reduce the impact of geothermal energy plants on agricultural production and the environment
30. Developing systems to analyse, measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and livestock
31. Developing low-carbon production technologies that reduce greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by agriculture
32. Developing suitable methods for using olive vegetation water and pomace in agriculture
33. Developing precision agriculture technologies
34. Developing a self-propelled sprayer (24 or 32 metres) for crop protection
35. Developing domestic harvesting machinery
36. Developing in-barn automation, robotic systems and software for livestock farming
37. Developing a live/inactivated vaccine against the genotypes of Newcastle disease common in Türkiye for poultry, for production under GMP conditions (pilot production of at least 1,000 doses)
38. Developing an inactivated rabies vaccine for production under GMP conditions
(Pilot production of at least 1,000 doses)
39. Developing an inactivated vaccine against West Nile Virus in horses for production under GMP conditions (pilot production of at least 1,000 doses)
40. Developing and producing synchronisation hormones used in livestock farming with domestic resources
41. Producing and optimising metal-amino acid chelates, organic minerals and vitamins as food and feed additives
42. Determining the physicochemical properties of high plateau honeys
43. Commercial-scale microbiological production of enzymes and products needed nationwide in food and feed
44. Developing offshore (50 m depth) cage technologies for fish farming in the Black Sea
Support Ceiling and Rates
Depending on the type of executing institution and the priority topic groups it can apply for, the Ministry's support ceiling is 1,000,000 TL. The support rate is 100% for universities and TÜBİTAK R&D units, and 70% for private sector organisations (incorporated companies, excluding sole proprietorships and ordinary partnerships).
The application deadline is 9 October.
If you have an R&D project you would like to develop in one of the areas listed above, contact us for more detailed information.
