Factors Affecting the Adoption of Technology in Dairy Farms in the Konya Region of Turkey.

Aysun Yener Ögür

doi:10.30682/nm2103j

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the technology adaptation of dairy farms. For this purpose, according to the stratified random sampling method, 125 dairy farms were determined as the sample size. In the analysis of the factors affecting the technology adaptation of dairy farms, a “tech-nology usage index” was created according to the current technology usage situations of the producers. Factors affecting the technology adaptation of dairy farms were determined by multiple linear regression analysis. According to the multiple linear regression analysis results, education, experience/age ratio, workforce, credit usage status, participation in extension activities and income were found to be statisti-cally significant at the 5% level. The yield was found to be significant at the 10% significance level. En-terprises using low and high technology follow technologies from other farmers in the village, television and dealers in the district. Lead farmers should be used in agricultural extension activities and mass media should be used.

Highlights

In 2018, the total Gross Domestic Product of the world was 86 trillion dollars, 3.4 trillion dollars of which belonged to the agricultural sector
In Turkey, the total Gross Domestic Product is 1,507 billion dollars, 96.83 billion dollars of which belongs to the agricultural sector (FAO, 2020; TSI, 2020)
Economic terms, it can be listed as contributing to the balanced development of the country and providing raw materials to sectors such as the meat, milk, leather, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries that conduct their activities in order to increase national income

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Introduction

In 2018, the total Gross Domestic Product of the world was 86 trillion dollars, 3.4 trillion dollars of which belonged to the agricultural sector. Since 2009, the spread of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development (IPARD) program and the national agency support programs in the region, the research results of the universities, and the applied studies of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock in the field have improved dairy farming investments and increased total milk production in the region (Oğuz and Yener, 2017; Oğuz and Yener, 2019). In the light of this information, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting the technology adaptation of dairy farms

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