Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey

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Farmers in drought-prone western Turkey are changing crops as water scarcity threatens agricultural production. In Soke, farmer Mehmet Kabak is shifting from cotton to wheat and sunflower, which require less water and cost less to grow.

SOKE, Turkey, Nov 9 - Farmer Mehmet Kabak has grown cotton on the same land in drought-prone western Turkey for decades. This year he is planting wheat and sunflower instead, in part because they require less water, making them cheaper to grow.