In Malatya, farmers are compensating for their losses with alternative products.

In Malatya, producers who were unable to harvest this year due to agricultural frost turned to alternative crops to save the season. Among the producers affected by the frost in the apricot orchards, Kenan Özen grows cabbage in his orchard to compensate for the loss, stating that the harvest continues. Malatya, one of the significant centers of apricot production in Turkey, experienced agricultural frost in April, causing serious crop losses, especially in apricots. Producers, who found themselves in a difficult situation after the frost disaster, are trying to save the season by turning to alternative crops. Kenan Özen, who produces in Alacakapı Mahallesi, a neighborhood in Battalgazi district, planted cabbage in an area of approximately 2.5 dönüm after his apricot orchard was damaged by frost. Özen stated that ...