Cemal Taluğ

Prof. Dr. Cemal Taluğ has got his B.S. and M.Sc. degrees in agricultural engineering at Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University (FAAU) in 1971. After receiving his Ph.D. degree in agricultural extension at the same university in 1975, he became the first academician in Turkish universities lecturing in the field of agricultural extension and communication. He left the university in 1986 and joined an ICARDA research team as international scientist in agricultural extension under MART/AZR project in Pakistan. He returned to Turkey and his university in 1989 and became full professor in 1990. He retired in 2015 due to the age limit (67) in the Turkish public universities. He served as the Rector of Ankara University (2008-12) and the Dean of Faculty of Agriculture at Ankara University (2004-2008). He awarded with several honorary degrees and titles from foreign countries, mainly: Commendatore, Presidential State Order, Italy; Award of Highest Honour, Soka University, Japan; Honorary Professorship, Bitola St. Kliment Ohridski University, North Macedonia; Honoris Causa, Nahcivan State University, Azerbaijan. He worked in several rural development and agricultural extension projects as leading consultant. After retirement he acted as pool member of Institutional Evaluation Program, European Universities Association (IEP, EUA). He also served in several Turkish NGO’s as their president or member of the board of trustees. Since 2016 he has serving as the President of Agricultural and Food Ethics Association of Turkey. His areas of expertise include; extension, diffusion of innovations, monitoring and evaluation, agricultural knowledge and information systems, women.