TAGEM (General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies) is Turkey’s primary public agricultural research authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. TAGEM coordinates 49 specialized research institutes nationwide covering crop science, animal husbandry, aquaculture, forestry, food technology, soil and water resources, plant protection, agricultural economics, and biotechnology. The AI and Digital Agriculture Technologies Research Centre develops AI, machine learning, computer vision, remote sensing, precision agriculture, IoT smart farming, and big data analytics solutions. With 3,000+ researchers across 49 institutes, TAGEM provides field-level R&D across all agro-climatic zones including Mediterranean coastal regions. Extensive EU project experience (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, COST Actions).
brackish water desalination, AI water monitoring, smart irrigation, Mediterranean agriculture, water scarcity, Turkey, climate resilience, IoT sensors, precision water management, field validation, TRL 6-7, TAGEM
TAGEM seeks consortium partners for Topic 1.1.1-2026 on Decentralised Brackish Water Desalination. Turkey faces increasing brackish water challenges in its southern and southeastern Mediterranean agricultural regions due to climate-driven water scarcity and salinisation. TAGEM contributes through its network of 49 research institutes: Soil and Water Resources Research Institutes with field trial sites across Turkey’s Mediterranean climate zones; AI-driven water quality monitoring and real-time smart irrigation management systems developed by our AI and Digital Agriculture Research Centre; On-farm pilot demonstration and validation capabilities at TRL 6-7; Socio-economic impact assessment of decentralised desalination adoption by smallholder farmers; IoT sensor networks for continuous water salinity and quality monitoring; Stakeholder engagement infrastructure with Turkish farming communities and regional water authorities. We seek partners with expertise in membrane desalination technologies, renewable energy-powered desalination systems, water treatment engineering, and brine management to complement our AI-based monitoring and field validation capabilities.
