Global climate change negatively affects hazelnut agriculture

Hazelnut Kernel

Coffee & Tea

Turkiye

Sustainability & Environmental Impact

Published Nov 19, 2023

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Sudden temperature changes caused by global climate change in the Black Sea Region are negatively affecting hazelnut agriculture. Hazelnuts are experiencing frost at lower elevations, leading to yield loss. It is suggested that hazelnut farming should be moved to slightly higher elevations to mitigate the impact of temperature changes and consider alternatives such as kiwi farming.

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It is stated that sudden temperature changes caused by global climate change in the BLACK SEA Region negatively affect hazelnut agriculture; climate scientist Prof. Dr. Mehmet Levent Kurnaz: Recently, we see that hazelnuts have started to eat frost at a depth of 700 meters. Tea does not have such a problem, but we need to move hazelnut farming to slightly higher elevations. He said that the air temperature change is less at these elevations. Droughts and sudden changes in air temperatures due to global climate change in the Black Sea Region, Turkey's hazelnut warehouse, negatively affect hazelnut farming. Trees that are deceived and blooming as a result of the sudden increase in daytime temperatures in spring are exposed to frost as night temperatures remain low. In hazelnuts, where harmful invasive insect species have been seen in recent years, frost caused by global warming results in yield loss. Professor and Climatologist at Boğaziçi University, who continues his work to ...

Source: Sondakika