NURİTTİN KARAN: HAZELNUT YIELD MAY FALL 50 PER CENT
A frightening news comes from Giresun, one of the important agricultural products in foreign exports. Giresun Chamber of Agriculture Chairman Nurittin Karan said, "We consider that the yield for hazelnuts will be reduced by 50 per cent in the gardens of some farmers who don't carry out agricultural struggle against powdery mildew." The disease began to show itself in serious sense indicating that Karan, progress has been made with the fight for 5 years, but the effect of the disease still continues, he said. Stating that they have been giving warnings to farmers continuously since 2014, Karan also noted: "We are constantly warning about powdery mildew. Even though we have struggled for 5 years, it continues to show its effect even if there is a decrease in the disease. Due to water shortage and sloping land in our region, we are having difficulty in spraying because of our farmers' old age." The difference between sprayer and non-sprayer is significa...