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Turkey: Drought risk lifted

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Published Mar 18, 2023

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Chamber of Agricultural Engineers (ZMO) Batman Branch Head Ebubekir Doğan said in a statement that with the recent rains, there is no risk of drought in the region. Stating that after the drought that has been felt since October and November, which is considered the beginning of the year for the agricultural planting period this year, the fact that it has rained significantly throughout Turkey makes the farmers smile, even if it is sad, Doğan emphasized that there is no risk of drought in the region that has received good precipitation for the last few days. Doğan noted that the meteorological forecasts for the end of April, which is the last precipitation requirement of winter agricultural production due to the season, and for the end of May, seem to be rainy in the coming days, increasing the expectation for a yield increase in agricultural production. "WE ARE JOY AND HOPE TO RECEIVE THE RAIN" Stating that a total of over one million decares of agricultural production has been made throughout Batman, Doğan continued:

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Chamber of Agricultural Engineers (ZMO) Batman Branch President Ebubekir Doğan said in a statement that with the recent rains, there is no risk of drought in the region. Stating that after the drought that has been felt since October and November, which is considered the beginning of the year for the agricultural planting period this year, the fact that it has rained significantly throughout Turkey makes the farmers smile, albeit sadly, Doğan emphasized that there is no risk of drought in the region that has received good precipitation for the last few days. Doğan noted that the meteorological forecasts for the end of May, which is the last precipitation requirement of winter agricultural production due to the season, and the weather forecasts for the end of May, seem to be rainy in the coming days, which raises the expectation for a yield increase in agricultural production. "WE ARE JOY AND HOPE TO RECEIVE THE RAIN" Stating that a total of over one million decares of agricultural ...
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