Agricultural Facts on Climate Change

From the past to the present, scientists have warned that climate change may have negative effects on agriculture, and they have supported their thoughts with their studies and researches. Today, it is very familiar to us that natural disasters such as floods and landslides caused by climate change, which we frequently encounter in the news, magazines and newspapers.
How is agriculture affected today? What do the reports say?

According to the "Sustainability of Agricultural Supply Under the Impact of Climate Change" report, prepared by scientists from Boğaziçi University with the support of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD), each degree Celsius increase in global average temperature can reduce wheat land yield by 6%. In addition, according to the report, it is estimated that the price increases due to climate change will reach 84 percent on product basis.

Hazelnut is one of the products most affected by climate change in Turkey. Because unexpected weather events such as frost and hail that have occurred in the Black Sea Region in recent years, coinciding with the flowering and fruiting period of hazelnut, pose a serious threat in terms of product yield, and a decrease of 23% in hazelnut production was observed last year. Another example is olives.
According to a study, according to the projections for the year 2050, considering the product yields in Turkey, 13% in rice, 12% in corn, 10% in sugar beet, 8% in wheat, barley, rye and oats, 7% in sunflower, pulses (dry beans, chickpea). , green and red lentils) by 7% and cotton by 3%. Decreases in the amount of production signal that domestic and international costs will increase and that the low-income and poor class will be affected the most.