Agronomy
Drought might hinder planting of some crops: Farmers
Watching out for rain and snowfall for days, farmers, especially those in central provinces, are worried as some crops such as corn and potatoes cannot be planted if the drought continues.
The drought, which is showing its impact more and more throughout the country, has reached alarming proportions in terms of agricultural production.
Farmers to receive training on water use
Within the scope of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's efforts to combat drought, farmers across the country will receive training on protecting the quality and quantity of water resources and observing the usage balance.
The ministry will implement measures to ensure food safety against climate change within the scope of combating drought.
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Drought forces water use rethink in Spain
Faced with a historic drought and threatened by desertification, Spain is rethinking how it spends its water resources, which are used mainly to irrigate crops.
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Effort begun to eradicate giant African snails in Florida
They consume hundreds of varieties of plants and carry diseases that affect humans
The Guardian: Brexit through the Eyes of a Strawberry Picker from Bulgaria
Under the headline "All my friends went home," the British newspaper Guardian published an article about the post-Brexit life of a Bulgarian woman in Britain who picks strawberries on a farm that no longer has EU workers.
Grain yield in Turkey at risk due to drought: Experts
A forecast by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has raised concerns on an imminent decline in crop production across the country due to drought.
The data obtained show that the output of cereal products will decrease by 15 percent this year compared to last year and will be around 31.6 million tons.
Turkey to modernize irrigation system, farming to save water
Turkey is aiming to modernize its irrigation systems and agriculture in line with the country's water policy, said the country's forestry and agriculture minister on Sept. 14.
Water use in agriculture is being rearranged in order to reduce the negative effects of climate change and drought, a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry quoted Bekir Pakdemirli as saying.
Romania's record high sunflower crop to be exported unprocessed due to lack of oil plants
Romania registers this year the highest sunflower output since it joined the EU, by approximately 1.22 million tons higher compared to 2020, but due to the lack of processing units it has to sell the unprocessed crop to EU countries and not only, say the representatives of the Romanian Farmers Club.
Soil is the solution: Op-ed
What do you think of when you hear the word "desertification?" Sand dunes slowly encroaching on bountiful farmland? The Sahara and Gobi taking over Africa and Asia? Rivers and streams drying up? That's certainly part of it. But the key impact of desertification is the degradation of land - to the point where soil becomes so damaged that it no longer supports life.
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Huge cat found etched into desert among Nazca Lines in Peru
“The figure was scarcely visible and was about to disappear because it’s situated on quite a steep slope that’s prone to the effects of natural erosion”