2 hours ago · Turkey
Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Turkey. The first report grouped here was at 9 Nov 2026, 04:09 UTC. The headline in use is “Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
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Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey
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