Drought risk is increasing, warning from the farmer: "If we do not use water carefully, we will lose our bread"

In Kırıkkale, a farmer harvesting onions said that due to reduced rainfall, the yield fell from 8 tons to 5 tons, but prices in the field returned to their normal range of 6 to 7 liras. Bozkoyun, who noted that the drought affected production, said, "If we, as agricultural producers, do not use water carefully, we will lose our bread, which is our profession." Hasan Tarık Bozkoyun, an onion producer in Karaahmetli village, Bahşılı district of Kırıkkale, feels the impact of the increasing drought on agricultural production in his field. This year, due to the lack of rainfall, both the yield decreased and there was a significant drawdown in Kapulukaya Dam, an important water source in the region. The drop in water levels in the dam reached up to 60 meters in some places. Starting the harvest early in the morning with seasonal workers and now using machines in the field, Bozkoyun experienced a significant loss in yield compared to previous years. The producer, who obtained 8 tons of ...