Ömer Tetik, CEO of Banca Transilvania, took part in the conference Agriculture in 2026: challenges, adaptation, opportunities, organised by Banca Transilvania and Ziarul Financiar in Galați. At the event, he spoke about the potential of Romanian agriculture, the need for investment, and the opportunities brought by technology and digitalisation. We’ve selected a few of his remarks:

• Agriculture is an important sector for Romania. There are many challenges. Conference participants discussed production and marketing. I believe we should also be thinking about investment — whether in digitalisation or in irrigation.
  
  
• There is a major reset globally and we have a big opportunity. When we talk about AI, digitalisation, drones and irrigation, we’re really talking about the ability to leapfrog and move ahead much faster. Agriculture has a chance to leap forward through technology.
  
  
• We also need a change in mindset and a generational shift. I hope that next time we come here we won’t still be discussing irrigation or the problems we’ve been talking about for 20 years. Perhaps we’ll be discussing an issue about upgrading drones instead.
  
  
• At Banca Transilvania we have large departments working in technology. Thanks to the bank’s profitability, liquidity and capital, we have access to the latest technologies and we continue to invest in this direction.
  
  
• We want to stay a step or two ahead of the others. We invest heavily in customer security because our business is built on reputation.
  
  
• Romania is a wonderful country, with immense potential and a large community. It’s better to close ranks and move forward together.

The conference can be watched in full here.