The Feb. 6 earthquakes in southern Türkiye broken 20% of the nation’s agricultural manufacturing, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) mentioned on Friday.
“Initial assessments on the impact in Türkiye indicate severe damage to agriculture, including crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as rural infrastructure in affected areas,” a press release mentioned.
The FAO added that the earthquakes hit “11 key agricultural provinces, affecting 15.73 million people and more than 20 percent of the country’s food production.”
The group additionally mentioned that Türkiye’s “fertile crescent” accounts for practically 15% of agricultural GDP and contributes to virtually 20% of Türkiye’s agrifood exports.
“Initial assessments indicate significant impacts to agriculture, with preliminary estimates of $1.3 billion in damage and $5.1 billion in losses to the sector,” it added.
On Feb. 6, two highly effective quakes struck southern Türkiye.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 tremors had been centered in Kahramanmaraş and rocked 10 different provinces-Hatay, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakır, Kilis, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, and Elazığ.
Several international locations within the area, together with Syria and Lebanon, additionally felt the tremors that struck in lower than 10 hours.
More than 50,000 folks had been killed by the back-to-back quakes in Türkiye, in accordance with the newest official figures. Thousands of others had been injured.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
