Southern Türkiye in dire need of agriculture support after devastating quakes

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Southern Türkiye in dire need of agriculture support after devastating quakes

STORY: Southern Türkiye in dire need of agriculture support after devastating quakes DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Hatay, Türkiye 2. various of Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirisci 3. various of wheat fields 4. various of fruits STORYLINE: The major twin earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye on Feb. 6 have raised serious concerns about the country's agricultural capacity as the 10 hardest-hit provinces are home to about 3.58 million hectares of agricultural land, or 15 percent of the nation's total. The provinces are responsible for 15.5 percent of all planted grains and crops, 15.2 percent of vegetables and 25.2 percent of fruit and spices in Türkiye, with nearly a fifth of the 34.2-billion-U.S. dollar agricultural exports last year coming from the region, according to a report by the financial daily Dunya. In fact, agricultural drought had already been causing con

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