FOCUS-Farmers Fight to Adapt as Droughts Loom in COP31 Host Turkey
Farmers are shifting to wheat and sunflower as drought and rising costs cut cotton output and strain adaptation financing, officials and analysts said.
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Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey
By Ezgi Erkoyun, Helen Reid and Simon JessopSOKE, Turkey, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Farmer Mehmet Kabak has grown cotton on the same land in drought-prone western Turkey for decades. This year he is planting wheat and sunflower instead, in part because they require less water, making them cheaper to grow.Kabak is one of many farmers worldwide forced to find their own way to cope with a changing climate rather than wait for countries to settle long-stand…
Cotton production in Türkiye is expected to fall by 38 percent to 1.2 million tons by 2026. In Söke district of Aydın, planting areas have shrunk by 60 percent, while rising irrigation, fuel, and fertilizer costs are driving farmers towards wheat and sunflower cultivation. 🚆
In Türkiye, drought, dwindling water resources, and rising production costs are forcing farmers to abandon traditional crops. Cotton planting areas in Söke have shrunk by 60 percent, while cotton production nationwide is expected to decrease by 38 percent this year. While the government plans to allocate 174 billion lira for agricultural irrigation investments, experts emphasize that funding provided for climate change adaptation should directly…
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