Turkiye: Millions of trees may dry out

게시됨 2024년 8월 3일

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Turkey, the world's largest dried fig producer, particularly in the province of Aydın, is facing a severe threat due to the global climate crisis. Increasing temperatures and dry seasons are causing fig trees to dry out, despite sufficient rainfall. The lack of winter and insufficient irrigation have exacerbated the drought, leading millions of trees to shed their leaves and be at risk of drying out completely. This is a first for many local farmers, signaling a concerning trend for the future of fig production in the region.

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Turkey, the world's largest dried fig producer, is under great threat due to the global climate crisis, which has an impact especially in Aydın province. While Aydın is known as the fig capital of the country, fig trees are in danger of drying out due to increasing temperatures and dry seasons in recent years. While Aydın is known as one of the world's leading regions in dried fig production, fig producers are in trouble due to the drought and extreme heat this year. Although approximately 700 kilograms of precipitation per square meter fell in Aydın in the 2023-2024 rainy season, fig trees could not withstand the drought any longer and began to dry out, in this period when there was almost no winter. The trees, which were able to survive with irrigation in previous years, could not be irrigated sufficiently this year due to lack of water in the irrigation canals. Producers state that this situation is getting worse day by day and millions of trees are at risk of drying out in the ...

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