Economic and social structures of water buffalo farming in Muş province of Turkey

ABSTRACT -The purpose of this study was to analyse the socio-economic structure of water buffalo farming in the province of Muş, in Turkey. The stratified sampling method was used to calculate sample size of buffalo farms in the Central, Korkut, and Hasköy districts of Muş province, where buffalo farming is widespread. Data were collected from the 94 farms by surveys in the 2013 production period. A single budget analysis method was used to calculate production cost and profit for water buffaloes. Plant production constituted 37.85% of the gross production value, while animal production accounted for 62.15%. The biggest share in the gross production value derived from water buffalo farming (45.71%). Fixed and variable costs were 51.44% and 48.56% of the production cost (USD11691.06), respectively. The largest part of the variable cost was the feed cost (75.81%). The cost of per kilogram buffalo milk in the region was calculated as USD0.64. Consequently, it is important to ensure the continuation of breeding studies to increase milk yield, giving information to farmers about modern techniques, developing policies to increase the scale of the farms, and implementing regional and national policies to increase awareness of buffalo milk and milk products

Optimum Support Policy Component for the Development of Agricultural Production: Potato Producer

The present study aimed to determine the optimum policy component in an example of potato cultivation development based on the principle of the efficient use of scarce resources and maximizing the benefit of the producer. Agricultural support policies are commonly implemented by adopting a top-down approach. Regarding benefit maximization at the target group level, policies for agricultural products should be determined with a bottom-up approach. In this manner, in the present study, potato producers were determined to be the target group. Therefore, this study investigated the policy component that provides the highest benefit in line with the demands, expectations, and tendencies of the target group. The micro-data obtained from the potato-growing enterprises operating in provinces where potato cultivation was intensively carried out within the scope of Turkey constituted the research data. A face-to-face survey technique was used as the method for collecting the producer data. Simple descriptive statistics and one of the multivariate analysis techniques, conjoint analysis, were applied in the analysis and evaluation of the data. The optimum policy component setup was determined to be “Price and Payment Support: Above Market Price and 2 months term, Support Area and Amount: to production, 25.47 USD/da (23.04 EUR/da), time of announcement for the supports: pre-planting, and producer’s declaration: I do (I declare)” for the potato product. Accordingly, the necessity of a bottom-up approach in the planning and implementation of an agricultural support policy in Turkey is explained based on the results obtained. Therefore, it is considered necessary and beneficial to measure the level of producer benefits on the focus of applications that encourage potato production

Determination of allergenic pollens in the atmosphere of Trabzon province by volumetric method

Bu çalışmada, Trabzon ili atmosferinde bulunan polenler 01 Ocak 2016 – 31 Aralık 2016 tarihleri arasında volumetrik yöntemle VPSS 2000 (Lanzoni) cihazı kullanılarak araştırıldı. Bir yıllık çalışma süresince 45 taksona ait toplam 29150 polen m-3 Trabzon atmosferinde kaydedildi. Tespit edilen bu taksonların 24’ünün odunsu bitkilere (%69.78), 21’inin otsu bitkilere (%30.00) ve tanımlanamayan (%0.23) polenlere ait olduğu belirlendi. Çalışılan bölgede yoğun olarak saptanan odunsu taksonlar; Alnus sp. (%23.06), Cupressaceae-Taxaceae (%19.29), Pinaceae (%11.59), Betula sp. (%5.91), Platanus sp. (%3.38), Quercus sp. (%1.67), Ulmus sp. (%1.16) ve Fraxinus sp. (%1.05) olarak saptandı. Otsu bitkiler ise; Poaceae (%13.56), Urticaceae (%7.10), Boraginaceae (%2.12), Rumex sp. (%1.92), Mercurialis sp. (%1.36) ve Artemisia sp. (%1.25) olduğu belirlendi. Çalışılan bölgede polen yoğunluğunun en fazla olduğu aylar Şubat (%38.39), Mart (%11.88) ve Nisan (%15.67) olarak belirlendi.: In this study, airborne pollen grains of Trabzon were investigated using a volumetric trap VPSS 2000 (Lanzoni) from 01st January 2016 to 31st December 2016. During one-year study period, a total of 29150 polen m-3 belonging to 45 taxa were recorded. From identified taxa, 24 belong to arboreal (69.78%) and 21 taxa to non-arboreal (30.00%) and unidentified pollen grains (0.23%). In the investigated area, from arboreal plant taxa Alnus sp. (23.06%), Cupressaceae-Taxaceae (19.29%), Pinaceae (11.59%), Betula sp. (5.91%), Platanus sp. (3.38%), Quercus sp. (1.67%), Ulmus sp. (1.16%), Fraxinus sp. (1.05%) and from non-arboreal plant taxa Poaceae (13.56%), Urticaceae (7.10%), Boraginaceae (2.12%), Rumex sp. (1.92%), Mercurialis sp. (1.36%), and Artemisia sp. (1.25%) were responsible for the greatest amounts of pollen grains during the study period. The maximum pollen concentration of investigated area is recorded in February (38.39%), March (11.88%) and April (15.67%)

Yüreğir ilçesi sulanan alanlarda mısırda üretim maliyetleri ve üretici sorunları

TEZ2859Tez (Yüksek Lisans) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 1998.Kaynakça (s. 98-104) var.v, 104 s. ; 30 cm.

Toros dağları geçit bölgelerinde elma üretiminin ekonomik analizi

TEZ5395Tez (Doktora) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 2005.Kaynakça (s. 336-364) var.xxi, 378 s. ; 30 cm.

Developments in apple production and trade in the world and Turkey

Bu çalışmada, son 40 yillik (1961 -2000) dönemde dünya ve Türkiye elma üretimindeki ve diş ticaretindeki gelişmeler karşilaştirmalı olarak incelenmis ve Türkiye'nin dünya elma üretimine katkisi ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Ele alinan dönem boyunca dünya elma dikili alanlannda önemli artişlar gerçekleşmiştir. Bu gelişmeye bağlı olarak dünya elma üretim miktarında da önemli artişlar olmuştur. Bu eğilim Türkiye için de söz konusudur. Ancak anilan dönemde dünya elma verimindeki düşüşe karşın, Türkiye'de elma verimi artış göstermiştir. Elma dış ticaretindeki gelişmeler değerlendirildiğinde, dünya genelinde olduğu gibi Türkiye'de de elma ihracatinda hizli bir artiş göze çarpmaktadır. Ancak Türkiye'nin, sahip olduğu üretim potansiyelini ihracat yönünden iyi bir şekilde değerlendirdiğini söylemek güçtür. Türkiye'de bugün itibariyle elma ihracatının üretime oranı %2 düzeylerinde olup, bu açıdan henüz istenilen seviyeye ulaşılamamıştır.World and Turkish apple production and its foreign trade have been analyzed for the 1961-2000 period. The Turkish contribution in the world production has also been investigated. Apple planted areas and apple production of the world and Turkey have increased significantly in the investigated period. Apple yield has increased in Turkey, as it was decreasing in the world. With regard to development of apple trade, it can be said that the world and the Turkish apple exports have been rapidly increasing. But it is difficult to say that Turkey's export potential can be used effectively

Willingness to Pay Additional Water Rate and Irrigation Knowledge of Farmers in Dinar Karakuyu Irrigation Areas in Turkey

Water which has become commodity product which is an important product today. Turkey is not a water rich country. In this study, agricultural enterprises in the field of Irrigation Project in Dinar Karakuyu which was implemented in 1992 by DSI. The study analysed which factors affect the willingness to pay additional irrigation water rate with the help of logit model and the irrigation knowledge of farmers was determined by Likert scale. Dinar Karakuyu irrigation network has begun to lose the function in the region. It was supposed 100% irrigation rate but decreased by approximately 9% today. In this context, DSI (General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works) plans to rehabilitation work in the same area. The main material of this study was data obtained from 67 agricultural enterprises through a survey covered by the Irrigation Rehabilitation Project in the province of Afyonkarahisar Karakuyu Dinar. The data was gathered with the help of questionnaires which were answered by farmers in Karakuyu Dinar region. The results indicated that 74.6% of farmers were willingness to pay additional water charge. The data were statistically analysed with the use of the logit model. The model results show that agricultural income, farmers’ educational level, computer ownership, attendance of agricultural training activities, family size and agricultural experience were positive factors affect farmers’ willingness to pay additional water fee

Development of dry onion production, foreign trade, and seasonal prices in Turkey

This study examined the change in the dry onion market in the world and Turkey. The study used data from FAO and TURKSTAT institutions from 1980-to 2021. Considering the developments in the production and foreign trade of dry onions in the world and Turkey, the world production of dry onions, which was 21.71 million tons compared to the average of 1980 at the beginning of the period, increased by 382% rose to 104.55 million tons in 2020. India occupies the first place in the world production of dry onions 8% of the onions produced in the world are exported. During the studied period, the amount of world dry onion exports increased by six times, and its value increased by 12.8 times. The Netherlands has the highest share of dry onion export values (22.10%). According to the period of 1980, the production of dry onions in Turkey has increased by 2.5 times. Compared to 1980, the production area increased by 3%. Therefore, productivity improvements have a primary impact on production growth

Dinar Karakuyu Sulaması Sahası Tarımsal İşletmelerinin Doğrusal Programlama Yöntemi Kullanılarak Ürün Desenlerinin Planlanması

Bu araştırmanın ana amacı, Afyonkarahisar ilinde Dinar Karakuyu Sulama Rehabilitasyon projesi kapsamına giren köylerdeki bitkisel ürün yetiştiriciliği yapan işletmelerin optimum ürün planını ortaya koymaktır. Bu çerçeve veriler, anket yöntemi ile ilgili bölgedeki işletmelerden elde edilmiştir. İşletmelerin maliyet analizinde tek ürün bütçe analizi kullanılmış, brüt kar, ürünler bazında iş gücü, bitki su ihtiyaçları, su ücreti ödeme gücü göstergeleri hesaplanmıştır. Optimum ürün planı doğrusal programlama ile hesaplanmıştır. Modelin ortaya konulmasında WinQSB programı kullanılmıştır. Modelde bağımlı değişken olarak Brüt Kar alınmıştır. Araştırma alanında dekar başına 184.52 TL brüt kar elde edilmektedir. Mevcut ürün deseninin optimizasyonu ile brüt karda %22 oranında bir artış gerçekleşeceği tahmin edilmektedir