Natural disaster hits paddy farmers in Biga, Turkey

Published Oct 18, 2024

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A significant agricultural disaster has struck the Biga district in Çanakkale, Turkey, due to a severe hail and storm on October 12, leading to extensive damage to rice fields and other crops across 45,000 acres. This event is part of a broader pattern of increasing natural disasters in Turkey, with 900 disasters reported in the first 8 months of 2024, including 22% hail disasters. The Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB) has called for state support, including transportation and product insurance, and has requested the area to be declared a disaster zone to expedite aid to the affected farmers. The TZOB Chairman, Şemsi Bayraktar, emphasized the critical need for financial support and debt relief to maintain farmers' solvency and continue their production.

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Şemsi Bayraktar, the General President of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB), who examined the rice fields damaged by hail and storm in the Biga district of Çanakkale, said, "There is damage in a very large area of 45 thousand acres. Many of our producers have suffered damage from this. Again, our state needs to help our producers. In other words, I think these farmers also need transportation support here. I hope that our state will heal these wounds. We will share our observations and opinions with the authorities when we go to Ankara." Due to the hail and storm that occurred on Saturday, October 12 in the Biga district of Çanakkale, agricultural lands in the villages of Sinekçi, Güvemalan, Gerlengeç, Kanibey, Bozlar, Çınarköprü, Çeşmealtı, Eğridere and the town of Gümüşçay were negatively affected. Following the hail and storm, the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry conducted damage assessment work on the agricultural lands damaged in the ...

Source: Sondakika