MAKÜ became the center of attention at TEKNOFEST 2025 with its agriculture and livestock technologies

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) attracted great attention by participating in TEKNOFEST 2025 held in Istanbul with 16 innovative projects focusing on agriculture, livestock, and food technologies.

Throughout the festival, MAKÜ's stand was visited by the Vice President, Minister of Industry and Technology, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Presidential Communications Director, and many protocol members. The university's projects received full marks from both participants and investor companies.

Rector Dalgar: “We contribute to Turkey's independence story with agriculture and livestock”

Evaluating the return from TEKNOFEST, MAKÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar stated that this year's festival was much more comprehensive and with intense participation compared to previous years. Emphasizing that 1 million 100 thousand projects applied for the competitions from across Turkey, Dalgar conveyed that MAKÜ, participating in TEKNOFEST for the first time, took a special place in the “Agricultural Technologies Clustering” section together with Boğaziçi University.

Dalgar expressed that the university's long-term efforts in agricultural technologies deserved this special area, saying, “Our projects, such as the autonomous field robot, solutions for combating animal diseases, and being the only university in Turkey licensed to produce domestic embryos, received great admiration.”

Youth interest shifts to agricultural technologies

Reminding that the average age in the agricultural sector is rising and young people are distant from this field, Dalgar stated that the projects exhibited at TEKNOFEST changed the perspective of young people. Dalgar said, “Now, young people see agriculture not as a classic job done in the field with boots, but as a profession of the future with robots, artificial intelligence, and digital management systems.”

Intense interest in embryo technology

One of MAKÜ's most striking projects was the embryo studies. The display of fertilized eggs in a laboratory environment under a microscope attracted the attention of visitors. Rector Dalgar stated that embryo technology could move Turkey from an importer to an exporter position in livestock. He also emphasized that this technology would contribute to more efficient use of water resources.

Invitation to HAYTEKFEST from Rector Dalgar

Rector Dalgar announced that HAYTEKFEST, organized under the leadership of MAKÜ, has been expanded this year to become the “Livestock, Agriculture, and Food Technologies Festival.” Dalgar stated that projects from different regions of Turkey will be exhibited in Burdur on October 16-18, saying, “HAYTEKFEST is not just a competition, but also a platform that brings together investors and entrepreneurs. Many projects received investment thanks to this in past years. We expect more this year.”

Dalgar also added that HAYTEKFEST could be integrated with TEKNOFEST in the coming years and become an important preliminary platform in the field of agricultural technologies.