Soilless farming attracts young entrepreneurs in Türkiye
Source: VFD.com
Soilless farming attracts young entrepreneurs in Türkiye Soilless farming is continuing to attract young entrepreneurs in Türkiye, offering significant advantages through water conservation, higher efficiency and year-round production. 23-year-old entrepreneur Yiğit Emre Solhan entered agriculture after studying digital marketing in Poland.
He told Anadolu Agency (AA) that he and his brother began researching the sector in 2021 before launching production the following year on leased land in Silivri. After nearly a year of construction, the facility now grows eight different products, with production tailored to customer demand.
Although the business currently serves the domestic market, Solhan said exports remain a long-term goal. "We definitely have export ambitions, but our current production capacity is still too limited," he said.
Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?
Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.
What is the operator takeaway from this trial?
If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.
