Determination of optimum agricultural policy for buffalo breeding

Yavuz Taşcioğlu ^**Corresponding author: ytascioglu@akdeniz.edu.tr

Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, Antalya, Turkey.

Metin Göksel Akpinar

Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, Antalya, Turkey.

Mevlüt Gül

Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, Isparta, Turkey.

Bahri Karli

Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, Isparta, Turkey.

Yalçin Bozkurt

Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Isparta, Turkey.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül, B. Karli and Y. Bozkurt. Data curation: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül, B. Karli and Y. Bozkurt. Formal analysis: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar and M. Gül. Funding acquisition: M. Gül. Investigation: Y. Taşcioğlu and M. Gül. Methodology: Y. Taşcioğlu and M.G. Akpinar. Project administration: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar and M. Gül. Resources: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar and M. Gül. Software: M. Gül. Supervision: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül and B. Karli. Validation: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül, B. Karli and Y. Bozkurt. Visualization: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül, B. Karli and Y. Bozkurt. Writing-original draft: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül, B. Karli and Y. Bozkurt. Writing-review & editing: Y. Taşcioğlu, M.G. Akpinar, M. Gül, B. Karli and Y. Bozkurt.

No. of buffaloes	Samsun	Istanbul	Diyarbakir	Tokat	Bitlis	Afyon	Mus	Total
1-5	13	6	22	7	15	8	8	79
6-15	24	8	20	22	23	15	14	126
16-35	23	17	5	15	10	20	10	100
36-+	46	38	9	16	6	20	22	157
Total	106	69	56	60	54	63	54	462

Factor	Factor layer
Investment support (IS)	50% grant – two years non-refund (IS1)
	75% grant – two years non-refund (IS2)
	25% grant – five years non-refund (IS3)
Investment credit (IC)	Without interest – three months delay (IC1)
	Without interest – no delay (IC2)
	Low-interest rate – six months (IC3)
Animal support (AS)	500 TL ($ 72.89) up to 50 heads, 300 TL ($ 43.73) for 51-100 heads, 200 TL ($ 29.15) for 101-250 heads, 100 TL ($ 14.58) for 251 and more heads and three years (AS1)
	800 TL ($ 116.62) up to 50 heads, 600 TL ($ 87.46) for 51-100 heads, 400 TL ($ 58.31) for 101-250 heads, 200 TL ($ 29.15) for 251 and more heads and for once (AS2)
	400 TL ($ 58.31) up to 500 heads, 200 TL ($29.15) for 501 and more heads and for once (AS3)
Product support (PS)	0.2 TL/L ($ 0.03/L) milk; 1 TL/kg ($ 0.15/kg) meat support (PS1)
	0.2 TL/L ($ 0.03/L) milk; no meat support (PS2)
	0.4 TL/L ($ 0.06/L) milk; 0.5 TL/kg ($ 0.07/kg) meat support (PS3)
Marketing support (MS)	Existent (MS1)
	Inexistent (MS2)

No. of buffaloes (head)	No. of the group	N	%
1-5	I	79	17.10
6-15	II	126	27.27
16-35	III	100	21.65
36-+	IV	157	33.98
Total		462	100.00

Factor	Factor layer	Partial utility	Significance (%)
Animal support (AS)	AS1	−1.35	32.10
	AS2	1.70
	AS3	−0.36
Investment support (IS)	IS1	−0.50	21.25
	IS2	1.02
	IS3	−0.52
Marketing support (MS)	MS1	0.76	16.51
Marketing support (MS)	MS2	−0.76	16.51
Product support (PS)	PS1	−0.14	16.18
	PS2	−0.06
	PS3	0.20
Investment credit (IC)	IC1	−0.01	13.96
	IC2	−0.13
	IC3	0.13
Total			100.00
Pearson's R value = 0.983		Significance = <0.01
Kendall's Tau value = 0.867		Significance = <0.01

Card	IS	Partial utility	IC	Partial utility	AS	Partial utility	PS	Partial utility	MS	Partial utility	Total utility
3	IS2	1.02	IC1	−0.01	AS2	1.70	PS3	0.20	MS2	−0.76	2.15
12	IS1	−0.50	IC3	0.13	AS2	1.70	PS1	−0.14	MS1	0.76	1.95
14	IS3	−0.52	IC1	−0.01	AS2	1.70	PS2	−0.06	MS1	0.76	1.87
7	IS2	1.02	IC3	0.13	AS1	−1.35	PS1	−0.14	MS1	0.76	0.42
17	IS1	−0.50	IC1	−0.01	AS1	1.70	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	0.29
20	IS3	−0.52	IC1	−0.01	AS2	1.70	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	0.27
1	IS2	1.02	IC2	−0.13	AS1	−1.35	PS2	−0.06	MS1	0.76	0.24
13	IS1	−0.50	IC2	−0.13	AS2	1.70	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	0.17
16	IS1	−0.50	IC2	−0.13	AS3	−0.36	PS3	0.20	MS1	0.76	−0.03
9	IS2	1.02	IC1	−0.01	AS3	−0.36	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	−0.25
11	IS3	−0.52	IC1	−0.01	AS3	−0.36	PS1	−0.14	MS1	0.76	−0.27
15	IS1	−0.50	IC1	−0.01	AS1	−1.35	PS3	0.20	MS1	0.76	−0.90
18	IS3	−0.52	IC2	−0.13	AS1	−1.35	PS3	0.20	MS1	0.76	−1.04
2	IS1	−0.50	IC1	−0.01	AS1	−1.35	PS1	−0.14	MS1	0.76	−1.24
8	IS1	−0.50	IC3	0.13	AS3	−0.30	PS2	−0.06	MS2	−0.76	−1.49
4	IS3	−0.52	IC3	0.13	AS1	−1.35	PS3	0.20	MS2	−0.76	−2.30
19	IS1	−0.50	IC3	0.13	AS1	−1.35	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	−2.62
5	IS1	−0.50	IC1	−0.01	AS1	−1.35	PS2	−0.06	MS2	−0.76	−2.68
6	IS1	−0.50	IC1	−0.01	AS1	−1.35	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	−2.76
10	IS3	−0.52	IC2	−0.13	AS1	−1.35	PS1	−0.14	MS2	−0.76	−2.90

Brasil