Turkey: Yield in Anatolian sage tea dropped by 60 percent

Published 2024년 8월 11일

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The June 2024 Area Rainfall Report from the General Directorate of Meteorology shows a significant decrease in rainfall in the Mediterranean Region, with a 70 percent decrease compared to normal and 87 percent compared to June 2023. This has had a negative impact on the growth of Anatolian sage, a key crop for export, with farmers expecting a harvest of only 40 percent of last year's yield. Öztürk Sarıca, a farmer and advocate for dry farming, attributes the decrease in yield to climate change and warns of more serious problems in agricultural products in the future. He also highlights the need to switch to more sustainable farming practices such as dry farming and drip irrigation systems to save water.

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According to the June 2024 Area Rainfall Report of the General Directorate of Meteorology, the Mediterranean Region received 6.4 millimeters of rain in June. In the region, where the normal rainfall is 21.2 millimeters and the June 2023 rainfall was recorded as 48.3 millimeters, rainfall decreased by 70 percent compared to normal and 87 percent compared to June 2023. Spring rainfall in the region also decreased by 11 percent compared to seasonal normal and 40 percent compared to the same period last year. Anatolian sage planted in the Yeşilova district of Burdur, reached 1.5 meters in length due to abundant rainfall in spring and June last year and was harvested with silage machines, but could not develop this year because it did not receive sufficient rainfall. The harvest period of sage, which was brought forward about a month due to excessive growth last year, is low this season. In this year's harvest period, sage, which is about 30 centimeters tall, can only be harvested with ...

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