Factors effective on reaching goals and target groups of agricultural supports: a case study in Diyarbakir Province, Turkey

Akin, Songül; Kara, Abdurrahman

doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20200260

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AGRIBUSINESS • Cienc. Rural 51 (1) • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20200260 copy

Factors effective on reaching goals and target groups of agricultural supports: a case study in Diyarbakir Province, Turkey

Determinação de fatores eficazes para alcançar as metas e os grupos-alvo dos apoios agrícolas: um estudo de caso na Província de Diyarbakir, Turquia

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ABSTRACT:

In this study, factors affecting the willingness to continue organic almond production in Eğil and Dicle districts of Diyarbakır were investigated. A semi-structured interview method was used in data collection. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used in data analysis. According to the results, it was reported that the association membership status and agricultural supports are very important (P<0.01) and the size of the almond establishment (acres) (p<0.01). Association membership status significantly increases the desire to continue organic production by approximately 11%. Conversely, 24.2 percent of the participants who claim that support is needed for almond production is willing to produce organic. However, one hectare increase in almond plantation reduced the probability of continuing organic almond production in the ceteris paribus by 1%, suggesting that organic farming awareness is not sufficiently developed. It turns out that support payments are the main driving force for farmers to continue organic production, and the underlying reason for association membership is access to support payments.

Key words:
agricultural support policy; logistic regression; organic almond

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Variable	Obs	Mean	Std- Dev	Min	Max
Continuation	52	0.519	0.504	0	1
Age	52	53.403	11.766	27	83
Schooling	52	6.442	3.327	0	15
Experience	52	6.365	1.804	2	10
Lobour	52	4.254	2.360	0	9.5
Membership	52	0.557	0.501	0	1
Traning	52	0.384	0.491	0	1
Off-farm income	52	0.461	0.503	0	1
Satisfaction	52	0.596	0.495	0	1
Knowlevel	52	0.365	0.486	0	1
İnititation	52	0.634	0.486	0	1
Supported	52	27.509	0.486	0	1
Plant-size	52	27.509	3.336	0.5	18
Dry-Yield	52	47.508	64.218	0	350

If attended to the training activities on almond farming.			If yes, time of the attendance			Place of the training activity			Knowledge level on the almond farming
	N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
Yes	20	38.4	1-3 year ago	3	15	Provincial directorate of agriculture	15	75.0	Very High	4	5.3
No	32	61.5	4-6 year ago	12	60	University	1	5.0	Low	9	11.8
Total	52	100	7-9 year ago	5	25	Agricultural Research Institute	2	10.0	Medium	24	31.6
			Total	20	100	Organic Producers’ Association	2	10.0	High	15	19.7
Satisfaction with the almond farming			Willing to continue organic almond farming			Total	20	100	Total	52	100
	N	%		N	%	The way of starting almond farming			The effect of supports on starting almond farming
Very High	5	9.6	Willing	28	53.8		N		%	N	%
Low	21	40.3	Indecisive	15	28.8	Inherited	33		63.5	17	32.7
Medium	18	34.6	Not willing	9	17.4	Seeing from Neighbours	1		1.9	30	57.7
High	8	15.3	Total	52	100	Profitable	12		23.1	5	9.6
Total	52	100	10			Provincial Directorate of Agriculture	6		11.5	52	100

If attended to the training activities on organic farming.			The effect of prices in starting organic almond growing			The way of awareness of the supports on organic almond orchard establishments			The level of utilizing the supports for certified sapling
	N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
Yes	5	9.6	Partly	25	48.1	Association	19	36.5	Yes	23	44.2
No	47	90.3	Yes	22	42.3	Agricultural Advisor	2	3.8	No	29	55.8
Total	52	100	No	5	9.6	Directorate of Agriculture	31	59.6	Total	52	100
			Total	52	100	Total	52	100
The level of utilizing the supports for organic production			The level of utilizing the EBALP supports			The reason for the association membership			The drivers of association membership
	N	%		N	%		N	%		N	%
Yes	44	84,6	Yes	23	44.2	Thought to be advantageous	11	21.1	Directorate of Agriculture	45	86.5
No	8	15,4	No	29	55.8	For utilizing the supports	41	78.9	Own opinion on the benefits of membership	7	13.5
Total	52	100	Total	52	100	Total	52	100	Total	52	100

Variable	Observations	Pr (Skewness)	Pr(Kurtosis)	Adj. Chi2	Prob>Chi2
Residuals	52	0.0975	0.6180	3.16	0.2056

Explanatory Variables	Coefficient	Robust Std. Err.	z	p	Marginal Effec(dy/dx)
Age (in years)	0.040	0.039	1.04	0.298	0.008
Schooling (in years)	0.037	0.244	0.15	0.878	0.007
Experience (in years)	0.027	0.309	0.09	0.929	0.005
Labour (in male equivalent units)	0.032	0.180	0.18	0.859	0.006
.Mmembership status (1: member; 0: not)	0.534	0.088	6.05	0.000	0.108
Training (Organic Farming) (1: Yes; 0: No)	0.400	0.971	0.41	0.680	0.080
Income (Off-farm )(1: Yes; 0: No)	-0.059	0.710	-0.08	0.933	-0.011
Satisfaction (1: Satisfying; 0: unsatisfying)	1.062	1.152	0.92	0.356	0.219
.Knowledge (1: Satisfying; 0: unsatisfying)	0.028	0.768	0.04	0.970	0.005
Initiation	-0.790	0.531	-1.49	0.137	-0.160
Supports (1: Necessary; 0: unnecessary)	1.206	0.133	9.04	0.000	0.242
Plant size (in hectare)	-0.006	0.000	-14.11	0.000	-0.001
Yield (in kilogram per hectare)	-0.005	0.015	-0.38	0.706	-0.001
Constant	-3.583	2.045	-1.75	0.080