Turkey: Farmers in Muş expect a 75 percent increase in barley and wheat yields

This year's rainfall in Muş has given hope to farmers and breeders that the rains have improved the crops and meadows in the pastures. Wheat and barley were planted on an area of 1 million 500 thousand decares by 17 thousand 400 farmers in Muş. Ears, which develop with the effect of precipitation, make the farmer smile. Farmers who make their living from agriculture expect the effective rainfall to increase the yield by around 75 percent. Selman Işık, Deputy Chairman of the Muş Chamber of Agriculture, who examined the crops in the fields, said in a statement that he visited the fields and that the yield is now in good condition. Noting that 17,400 farmers are cultivating wheat on 124,500 hectares of land, Işık said, "We also have barley on an area of 27 thousand hectares. Last year, the drought passed. But this year, both our cultivated areas and grazing animals in our highlands and plains are very good. 85% of our province's livelihood is agriculture and animal husbandry. The ...