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COFFEE TO BE PRODUCED IN MEDITERRANEAN AS AN ALTERNATIVE CROP!

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry determines alternative crops to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture. The coffee tree stands out in the Mediterranean. With the warm winters in Marmara, olive groves become widespread and hot and dry summers facilitate cotton production. It is predicted that orchards will increase in the region.

Antalya'da kahve ağacı yetiştirilecek
Coffee tree

Planning by water…

With the effect of climate change, the cultivation area and production pattern will change in Turkiye. Taking this into account, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry accelerated the product pattern change work. As a result of the study, the water status of the crop pattern planning will be rearranged for drought. Support will be given to alternative crops that are drought-resistant, with less water demand and support given to plants with more water demand will be reviewed. As a result of the study, it is aimed to make plant patterns durable and production systems compatible with climate risks and natural disasters. Thus, production will be increased by implementing an ecosystem-oriented sustainable food production model. The basin-based production model will be extended to expand the cultivation of plants with low water needs. Drought-tolerant seed varieties will be developed and the use of disease-resistant varieties will be expanded.

Region-specific determinations were made…

According to the climate change and agriculture evaluation report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, coffee tree cultivation comes to the fore as an alternative plant for climate change in the Mediterranean region.

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