Erdemli'de Turunçgil Tarımının Coğrafi Esasları

Abstract

Yrd. Do~. Dr. Halil KOCA Erdemli .is a town in Mediterranean Region in Adana. In the town, · economical affairs are based on agriculture and the most developed agricultural activity is citrus fruits. In the north of the town, montainous areas of which hights are sometimes over 2000 m and Taseli Plateau are situated, These morphological units which are so close to the coast prevent the north cold air currents from affecting Mediterranean coasts. So Erdemli coastal area with its features that winter temperatures are above average and frosts are rare differs from ·neighbour areas especially from Adana valleys. As the winter passes warmer in this area, lemon agriculture has gain importance because it requires more heat than other citrus fruits. In .fact Erdemli town whose lemon-growing is over 200 · 000 tons meets over 60 % lemon production of i9C1 and nearly 50 % of Turkiye, Citrus agriculture hits a very important place in Socio-economic development of Erdemli for example, the population has increased rapidly. So' the town management and some village-settlements have,rapidly developed and have become small town. . In Erdemli, the most important lemon agriculturea area in our country, there are some problems. These' problems comes especially from human environment. These problems are; marketing changing lemon prices, and building summer holiday houses over lemon orchards. in this research, examining the geographical basis of lemon'agriculture in Erdemli,·the effect of lemon agriculture on the socio-economic development of the area will be touched and some solutions to the problems of the area will