Organik Tarım Yapan Üreticilerin Mevcut Tarım Politikalarından Faydalanma Düzeyini Etkileyen Faktörlerin Analizi: İzmir İli Seferhisar İlçesi Örneği

Abstract

Within the agricultural policies of the country, supports are provided to producers for the implementation of certain activities. Sufficiency of such supports feedbacks received from the target groups using these supports. 
 There are 141 agricultural facilities in Seferihisar dealing with organic farming and these facilities constituted the research universe. Full-count method was used to determine the research sample. A face-to-face questionnaire was performed with 100 farmers dealing with organic farming. Basic descriptive statistics were used to put forth the socio-economic status of the farmers, facility characteristics and their current status with regard to use of available agricultural supports. The factors influencing the use of available agricultural supports were analyzed by “Logistic Regression” method. 
 Logistic regression analysis was performed to find out the utilization levels of available policies by the farmers dealing with organic farming. Farmer age was identified as the most significant factor influencing the utilization level of consultancy services provided by the state. On the other hand, credit utilization was identified as the most significant factor for the deficiency payments and fuel-fertilizer supports. Education levels was the most significant factor in using supports provided for organic farming and age was the most significant factor in using soil analysis supports. 
 Results revealed age, educational level, credit use capability and land size as the most significant factors in utilization of agricultural policies and state supports. Development of such characteristics of the producers will increase the chance of success of available policies and proper allocation of agricultural supports.