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Serbia's extreme weather devastates agricultural yields

Jelena Djukic-Pejic in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia
October 4, 2024

A rise in extreme weather conditions in Serbia has had a severe impact not only on staple crops such as corn and wheat but also on popular heirloom varieties of pepper. While farmers fight to minimize losses and secure state aid, experts warn such weather patterns will recur in the coming years.

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Serbia has experienced a summer of weather extremes, with hailstorms, heat and drought, and heavy rainfall.

It hasn't only been difficult for people, but also devastating for farmers and their crops.

The goat's horn is a spicy heirloom pepper variety grown in a small area around the village of Donja Lokosnica. Farmers there have harvested less than half their normal yield. The impact on the local community is massive because the entire village depends on the pepper harvest.

While the weather itself can't be changed, experts have said there are a number of steps that can be taken. The farmers in this village are determined to do what they can.

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