Miller Magazine Issue: 113 May 2019

62 INTERVIEW MAY 2019 pests creates risk for human and animal health. WE PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR BOTH CROP AND WAREHOUSE What kind of practices are in effect for protecting the stored grains? When the ambient temperature drops below 8°C, the stored grain pests cannot reproduce; that’s why keeping air temperature under control is a method in use. Howe- ver, pests do not die through this method. When the ventilation control stops, the ambient temperature re- turns to normal; and in this environment, the population of pests grows again quickly (the population increases by 15 times in each generation). One of the common methods is the fumigation technique. However, in the fumigation technique being used by only licensed wa- rehouses only kills pests in the environment. Since it is an immediate practice method, it does not have any pro- tective effect against subsequent contamination. As Bayer, with our EC-formulated K-Obiol product, we offer integrated protection that includes both dire- ct applications on crops and empty storage application methods. You can get the immediate and lasting effe- ct with applications on crops. When the active material (Deltamethrin 25 g/L and PBO (Piperonyl Butoxide) 250 g/L) in the medicine interacts with a pest, it passes th- rough the pest’s external skeleton and enters into the body. It affects the pest’s nerve cells and sodium canals. Of course, the integrated pest management should be supported for long-term and permanent protection. Mr. Aziret, what is this integrated pest fight? Could you explain this a little more? Integrated pest management actually involves the proper use of all methods that can be used to fight aga- inst harmful organisms. Also, it is a concept that can be developed with the awareness of professionals and all individuals. If the fight against pests involves only phy- sical measurements or chemicals, this method misses an important part, and you cannot move forward. Combi- ning all these methods is crucial. The priority of the integrated pest method is to remo- ve the current problems and afterward to prevent eco- nomic loss that can be caused by pests with protective measurements. It is aimed to prevent not only economic losses but also diseases that adversely affect the envi- ronment and human health. TMO’S MOVE FOR LICENSED WAREHOUSING IS VERY IMPORTANT What do you think about Turkish Grain Board’s (TMO) breakthroughs in Licensed Warehouse recently? The sector’s breakthroughs with lisensed warehou- ses are valuable developments for both grain/cereal producers and the food industry. TMO’s target for the lisensed warehouse is 4 million tons for 2019. This transformation is, of course, a promising trans- formation for the private sector and farmers. In Tur- key, 25 million tons of grain on average is supplied to the market every year. However, it is not possible to sell the entire harvest immediately. That’s why it is important to store the harvest until its sale under proper conditions. As I mentioned before, warehou- se pests cause a loss of between 10% and 30% in the harvest. When we consider our annual producti- on which is 25 million tons, the risk is very big. For this reason, the investments of TMO in lisensed wa- rehouses are very important in terms of both the de- velopment of the economy and the encouragement of the warehousing. As Bayer Turkish Chemical Industry Limited Com- pany, what else do you do for the food industry? As I said before, our slogan is “Health from Environment to Human.” When environmental conditions improve, we know that this will have an impact also on human health, and we try to offer solutions at every point that touches individual life. In the food industry, we try to contribute to the activities of the Food Safety Association with our own expertise. We organize one-on-one workshops and training with food producers and strive to raise awareness of the sector in the right pest fight and hygiene. Do you have anything else to add? Thank you so much…