Growtech, which supports agricultural innovation and proposes solutions to sectoral issues, also hosted events related to current topics in the industry. The ATSO Growtech Agricultural Innovation Awards, organized annually by Growtech since 2008 and in collaboration with the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO) for the last four years, were awarded during a ceremony. ATSO President Davut Çetin stated, “If Antalya’s agriculture is still number one in production value in Turkey today, it owes this to innovations ranging from seeds to fertilizers and soilless agriculture."

Awards Presented in 5 Categories

After the jury’s evaluations, awards were presented in 5 categories:

Plant Nutrition and Protection: Plantipell (UŞAK)
Greenhouse and Irrigation Technologies: Veritel A.Ş. (ANTALYA)
Agricultural Machinery and Technologies: Şahin Bekişoğlu Su Gücü Pompaları Tarım İnşaat Gıda ve Turizm Danışmanlık LTD. ŞTI. (ANKARA)
Agricultural Informatics: Yuluğ Mühendislik İnşaat Peyzaj Tarım San. Fuarcılık Hizm. Tic. Ltd Şti (İZMİR)
Seeds and Seedlings: Anamas Tarım Üretim Pazarlama Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi (ANTALYA)
Additionally, the Konya Selçuklu Mehmet Tuza Pakpen Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School received a special award in the Agricultural Machinery and Technologies category.