Turkey: Denizli Barza Plain struggles with drought

Published 2024년 7월 16일

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The Barza Plain in Denizli is facing a severe drought, drastically reducing crop productivity by up to 65 percent for barley, wheat, tobacco, and thyme. Farmers in the Tavas district's eight neighborhoods are struggling with much lower than normal rainfall, unable to recover planting costs, and are calling on authorities to declare the drought a disaster. The dire situation is evident as some farmers can't even fill their trailers with harvested crops.
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Barza Plain, one of the important agricultural plains of Denizli, is struggling with drought. There was a significant decrease in crop productivity in the Barza Plain due to rainfall being much lower than desired throughout the year. Farmers who could not harvest crops due to the drought stated that they expected help from the authorities. There is a drought in the Barza Plain, which covers 8 neighborhoods in Denizli's Tavas district, due to rainfall well below seasonal norms. There is no irrigation water or groundwater in the plain located in the south of the district and consisting of Nikfer District, Bahçeköy District, Yorga District, Balkıca District, Derinkuyu District, Çağırgan District, Gümüşdere and Horasanlı Districts. Producers who carry out agricultural activities with the rainfall throughout the year are struggling with drought due to very low rainfall this year. Producers stated that the productivity of barley, wheat, tobacco and thyme decreased by 65 percent due to ...
Source: Sondakika

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