5th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress

Hosted by the Faculty of Agriculture at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, the 5th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress was held on 01-04 October 2020. In the congress, the participant scientists working in agriculture and related disciplines shared scientific developments, offered scientific solutions to international problems, increased their cooperation, and created scientific outcomes that will benefit humanity. Online oral and poster presentations in our congress were simultaneously broadcasted live on the TURJAF TV channel on YouTube and these videos will be available in the future in our channel. In this way, researchers who are interested in the subject can watch these presentations again on YouTube and TARGID's (www.targid.org) website later.

Scientists from 5 countries including Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, and Hungary participated in the congress and approximately 185 papers were presented, among which 165 were oral and 20 were poster presentations. 5 invited lectures were presented in our congress by renowned scientists. A wide range of topics was discussed at the congress by the participants.

These topics included original and advanced technology together with agriculture and natural life, animal production, crop production, aquaculture, food science and technologies, agricultural technologies, soil science, sustainable agriculture systems, agricultural economics, genetics, biology, agricultural ecology, landscape architecture, and agricultural environment.

As the host of the congress, the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Rüstem Cangi, and the chairmen of the Congress Prof. Dr. Sedat Karaman and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Sakin from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, TURJAF editors Prof. Dr. Hasan Eleroğlu and Prof. Dr. Ahmet Şekeroğlu have undertaken important duties in the organization and successful progression of the congress. Additionally, Asst. Profs. Mustafa Duman, Burak Şen and Emre Aksoy have taken responsibilities as the secretary of the congress. Finally, Res. Asst. Mustafa Güzel, Yunus Emre Şentürk, Brian Tainika and Mustafa Özcan from the "CNS Congress Organizations" company helped with the congress organization.

We would like to thank the Rector of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Prof. Dr. Bünyamin Şahin, and all our stakeholders and all scientists who participated and supported the congress.