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Main opposition CHP MP criticizes agriculture’s share in 2022 draft budget

‘BUDGET OF POVERTY FOR FARMERS’

Main opposition CHP MP criticizes agriculture’s share in 2022 draft budget

CHP Bursa MP Orhan Sarıbal defines the share to be allocated to farmers in the 2022 budget as “the budget of a new migration for farmers who do not produce and leave their homes and lands.”

21 October 2021

CHP slams Erdoğan over ‘no customs duty’ for import of grains, legumes

CHP slams Erdoğan over ‘no customs duty’ for import of grains, legumes

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu and İstanbul MP Tekin have slammed the decision for reducing the customs duty for grains and legumes to zero. CHP Niğde MP Gürer has also visited agricultural workers and voiced their complaints and requests.

8 September 2021

Drought in Lake Van basin: Water sources disappearing

Drought in Lake Van basin: Water sources disappearing

The drought caused by climate change and the decrease in precipitation have negatively affected the basin of Lake Van and the water sources in its surrounding area as well as agriculture and animal husbandry in the region.