The Socio-economic Profile and Technical Support Needs of the Maize Producers’ at GAP-Sanliurfa, Turkey
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS) - Year 2018, Vol 11, Issue 12
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the socio-economic profile of farmers who planted maize in Şanlıurfa, and to determine their views on the technical support needs of maize plant cultivation. The main material of the study is the data obtained from farmers planting maize in Şanlıurfa. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews with 294 farmers who were selected by simple random sampling among the farmers who made maize cultivation in the 2017 production season. Chi-square and Kruskal Wallis tests were done in SPSS for statistical evaluation of the results. According to research results, average age was 43.41 years, the average amount of land is 27.8 hectares, 91,8% of farmers are farming in their own property, average of the farmers' annual experience in maize production was determined as 8.51 years, at the most family workmanship is used in maize production with 61%, and the average income per hectare has been calculated as 4,720 TL. The farmers need technical support during agricultural activities by 79% and age, land amount and income are effecting factors in their needs. The 61% of farmers receive technical support from marketing companies and one of the most striking results is the technical support from the public only by 5.4%. The increase or decrease of maize production areas is directly related to demand. This research is one of the first of its type for GAP-Şanlıurfa, Turkey and results will be helpful for decision and policy makers.
Authors and Affiliations
Mehmet Altun, Mustafa H. Aydogdu
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