Climate change and human error shrivel Greek agriculture (John Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera)

The farmers of Ampelonas in central Greece are headed for financial ruin. Last July, as a series of heatwaves struck the country, their electricity was cut off so they couldn’t irrigate their fields. Entire crops were lost.

“From an acre of pear trees, I didn’t collect a single fruit,” said Yiorgos Sakorrafas, president of the local farmers’ union. “Others lost alfalfa. Some harvested greatly reduced yields.”

Climate change and human error shrivel Greek agriculture | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

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