Regions

Çifteler and Mahmudiye (districts), Eskişehir (province)

Partner Organizations

• ETi Burçak
• WWF-Türkiye (partners)
• Eskişehir Çifteler Chamber of Agriculture (recipient of equipment)
• Ankara University
• Aydın Adnan Menderes University
• Harran University
• Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University (recipients of student resources)

Regenerative practices in scope

Direct sowing/seeding, no-till, crop rotation

Risks associated with the Landscape

Data indicates that 88% of Türkiye’s agricultural land is unhealthy

Monitored or published results/outcomes

85% fuel savings, 70% labor savings, Increase in soil water retention capacity, Increase in beneficial microbial activities in the soil, Reduction in carbon mineralization, 80 students reached (pilot studies at agricultural faculties), Yield maintained

Number of farmers engaged

Not disclosed

Number of farms engaged

Not disclosed

Number of hectares under management

205 ha

Additional information:

With the "Soil Volunteers" initiative in the new period. In the first stage, "ETi Burçak & WWF-Turkey Soil Volunteers", which will go to the provinces of Konya, Ankara, Eskişehir, Çorum, Yozgat and Sivas in the Central Anatolia region and visit the farmers in their fields, will explain soil conservation methods to the farmers in practice.

Information about monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) approach:

Not disclosed

Incentives and value creation model:

Technical assistance (soil analysis support); Financial incentive (donation of a direct seeding machine)