Products from tropical Çukurova were exhibited

In Adana, one of Turkey's most important production centers for wheat, cotton, and citrus fruits, the variety of products has also increased with climate change. In the city once famous for its cotton fields, there are now thousands of acres of citrus orchards, thousands of acres of wheat fields, as well as tropical products. In the city experiencing the greatest impacts of climate change, avocados, bananas, dragon fruit, mangoes, blueberries, and other products grown in greenhouses were showcased at the Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture stand at the agricultural fair. Tropical products and citrus fruits at the stand were offered to visitors. Citizens were surprised to hear that tropical products were grown in Adana. "The era of cotton fields is over" Speaking to Ihlas News Agency, Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture President Mehmet Akın Doğan explained that Çukurova is becoming tropicalized, stating, "Adana has a wide variety of products. Forty percent of Turkey's citrus fruit ...