İbrahim YILDIRIM, MUSTAFA TERİN, KENAN ÇİFTÇİ, Melike CEYLAN, Bekir İLBAN

Determination of Factors Effective on the Organization of Dairy Cattle Farms: A Case Study of Van Province of Tuşba District

The study aims at estimating the effect of producers’ socio-economic characteristics and the farm structure on the probability of becoming a member of an agricultural organization. For this aim Ordered Probit Model was applied. The data of 2010 production period was collected from 66 dairy cattle farms through questionnaires based on stratified random sampling method. While 74.2% of producers were not a member to any organization, the remaining 18.2 and 7.6% were members of one and more than one organizations, respectively. The result of study showed that the variables of experience, education level, milk yields, milking machine existence, and record keeping rate increased the probability of becoming a member to any agricultural organization. Government financial, technical and educational supports towards increasing the number of cattle farms, with high educated and experienced labor and high productivity levels, which are associated in an agricultural organization, could promote the willingness of producers in the region in participating of agricultural organizations as a member.

Süt Sığırcılığı İşletmelerinde Örgütlenmeye Etki Eden Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi: Van İli Tuşba İlçesi Örneği

Araştırmada, Van İli Tuşba ilçesinde süt sığırcılığı yapan tarım işletmelerinin tarımsal örgütlere (kooperatif, birlik vb. örgütler) üye olmalarını etkileyen sosyo-ekonomik ve işletmecilik özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın ana materyalini tabakalı örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen 66 adet süt sığırı işletmesinden elde edilen veriler oluşturmaktadır. Örgütlenmeye etki eden sosyo-ekonomik ve işletmecilik özellikleri sıralı Probit model kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, üreticilerin %74,2’sinin hiçbir tarımsal örgüte üye olmadığı, %18,2’sinin bir ve %7,6’sının iki ve daha fazla tarımsal örgüte üye olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra araştırmada deneyim süresi, eğitim seviyesi, verim, süt sağma makinasına sahip olma ve işletmede kayıt tutma oranı arttıkça tarımsal örgütlere üye olma olasılığının arttığı belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlara göre özellikle deneyimli, eğitim seviyesi yüksek ve verimli süt sığırcılığı yapan işletmelerin sayılarının arttırılması ve modern işletmecilik ilkelerine göre faaliyet gösteren işletmelerin desteklenmesi bölgedeki diğer üreticilerin tarımsal örgütlere üye olmalarına pozitif yönde katkı sağlayabilecektir.

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