Turkey: Drought hit Denizli farmers

Published 2024년 7월 16일

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A severe drought in the Barza Plain, affecting eight neighborhoods in Denizli's Tavas district, has led to a 65% reduction in agricultural yields for crops like barley, wheat, tobacco, and thyme due to extremely low rainfall. Farmers are struggling to cover planting costs and are urging for the drought to be declared a disaster to receive aid. The situation is critical, with some farmers unable to fill their trailers with harvested crops and feeling embarrassed to charge for transportation because of the poor yields.
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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 the decrease in rainfall in the plains where dry farming is carried out. Farmers who cannot get yield from the crops they plant are waiting for a helping hand to be extended to them. “WE WANT THIS DROUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A DISASTER IN OUR REGION” Stating that he had yielded up to 500 kilograms of barley and wheat per decare in the past ...
Source: Haber7

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