ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDE USE IN WHEAT PRODUCTION FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT

International Scientific Conference on Economic Science for Rural Development -- APR 21-22, 2016 -- Jelgava, LATVIAWOS: 000389983700042The objective of this research is to do the economic analysis of pesticide application practices and level of pesticides used by the farmers in wheat production for sustainable rural development in Turkey. The primary data were collected from 84 wheat producers. Results of this research show that the average area of wheat production was 3.91 ha with 3 461.90 kg ha(-1). The average cost of wheat production was EUR 549.94 ha(-1). It was calculated that the average usage of pesticides was 1 10 3.50 g per hectare as an active ingredient in the wheat production. The average usages per hectare of active ingredient of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides were determined to be 48.00 g, 146.60 g and 908.90 g, respectively. Herbicides are the biggest pesticide group used in wheat production. They accounted for 82.37% of total weight of active ingredients, followed by fungicides (13.28 %) and insecticides (4.35 %). The study revealed that the farmers were using herbicides more than the recommended, fungicides and insecticides less than the recommended dosages. It was calculated that the average plant protection costs was EUR 50.25 ha(-1) which was 9.14 % of wheat production costs. The percentages of average plant protection costs were 85.0 3 %, 9.24 % and 5.73 % herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, respectively. The gain threshold was calculated to be 228.39 kg ha(-1). As a result, government should be promoting research into application technologies that mitigate risk and cost and maximize gain from pesticide used. Also, pest management and farmer training programmes in all crops should be developed to ensure sustainable food security, food safety, farmers' income, and rural development

A Study on Determination of Marketing Efficiency of Apple Growing: A Case Study of Senirkent District, Isparta

WOS: 000409920900006It is important to identify the marketing efficiency of apple production due to being an old commercially cultural plant growing in many regions of Turkey. In this study direct and indirect marketing channels in terms of the marketing efficiency of apple growers were compared. Additionally some suggestions were made regarding to the marketing strategies for farmers to develop further their marketing efficiency. The main material of this study was consisted data from 88 apple growers through survey in Senirkent District of Isparta Province. Marketing efficiency is the ratio of marketing input and marketing output in the most general sense; an increase in this ratio signals an improvement in efficiency. In the study Acharya's modified marketing efficiency index formula was used to calculate apple producers' efficiency. If marketing efficiency index is greater than 1indicates that producer are effective in marketing. Marketing efficiency index in this study was calculated as 0.24. When the marketing efficiency index was lower than 1; it would indicate that apple producers were using unefficient marketing channels. On the other hand, if the producers used direct marketing channel, the marketing efficiency index increased to 3.72. It is important to get producer to choose direct marketing options for increasing marketing efficiency of apple producers

Evans, Gail G.

California State University, San José, 1973, BS, Women\u27s Physical Education Washington State University, 1974, MS, Women\u27s Physical Education/Motor Leaning/Development Washington State University, 1983, Ph.D., Women\u27s Physical Education/Biomechanicshttps://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/erfa_bios/1032/thumbnail.jp

TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN GRAPE PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF DENIZLI, TURKEY

WOS: 000454318300030In many parts of the world, viticulture has become primary agricultural importance throughout history. The main reason for this is that it is economically productive with an assessment of grapes as fresh wine, dried fruit, fruit juice and other manufactured products. The aim of this was to determine the resource utilisation success of vineyard in Denizli province, which has an important share in Turkeys grape production. The primary material of the study was the data obtained from the grape producers in selected villages in Civril, Cal and Buldan Districts of Denizli Province. The sample size was calculated by using proportional sampling method. Sample volume was found 96 farmers in 95% confidence interval and the 10% margin of error. Data envelopment method (DEA) was used in the research to measure technical efficiency in grape production. Data Envelopment Method is used to evaluate the efficiency of a certain number of production units. The technical efficiency, scale efficiency and pure technical efficiency calculated according to input and the results were calculated and compared to irrigated and non-irrigated vineyards. Interviewed producers were 49 years old, educated seven years, and their agricultural experience was 26 years. According to the findings, respondents were asked how much they could reduce their input on the efficiency limit, and some suggestions were made for inefficient vineyards

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VINEYARD FARMS IN DENIZLI PROVINCE

WOS: 000454318300024Grapes produced in many provinces of Turkey, with the possibility to evaluate in different ways and also as an agricultural product which is also an important contribution to foreign trades. According to the latest data, Turkey ranks in fifth regarding the total vineyard area and sixth in grape production in the world countries. This study aims to reveal the economic analysis of grape production. In this framework, determining the economic structures, annual activity results of vineyards, and calculating the production costs in the case of Denizli province. It was determined that grape production mostly made in aqueous conditions and goble training production was done in non-irrigated vineyards. Because of this situation, according to the wired training vineyards, it was found that the yield was about 1.6 times higher than the goble training system. It was determined that the labour force was used intensively in both production systems. However, more labour was used in the wired training vineyards than in the goble training system. It was determined that the gross production value be higher in the wired training vineyards. According to these results, it can be said that the wired training system was more advantageous regarding economic criteria

Economic Analysis of Integrated Pest Management Adoption in Apple Cultivation: a Turkish Case Study

WOS: 000401553600008This study aims to determine adoption level of farmers to integrated pest management (IPM) program and also to analyse the agricultural pesticide usage in apple growing. The primary data includes a research carried out through a questionnaire method which was conducted to apple producers in Antalya, Denizli, Isparta, Karaman, Konya and Nigde. According to the information received from the survey farms were separated into four groups according to IPM adoption level. It has been found out that the amount of pesticides used per hectare decreases according to the adoption of integrated pest management. While 1 kg apple cost found USD 0.40 in farms which does not follow IPM, USD 0.38 in farms which follow IPM. However, net profit per hectare is USD 556.75 in farms which does not follow integrated pest management; it is USD 482.51 in farms which follow high level IPM. In conclusion; to implement an efficient IPM, producers primarily should take cultural precautions and in the last resort they should look for chemical methods. They should avoid extreme use of nitrogenous fertilization, they should use high quality saplings, create a suitable ecological infrastructure and habitat management to conserve natural enemies of pests, select environment friendly pesticides, make descriptions of natural enemies of apple pests, give trainings about how to prevent pests contamination.TAGEMGida Tarim Ve Hayvancilik Bakanligi [TAGEM-10/AR-GE/04]; Suleyman Demirel University Scientific Research Projects Coordination UnitSuleyman Demirel UniversityWe would like to thank TAGEM (project no: TAGEM-10/AR-GE/04) and Suleyman Demirel University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit their financial support