Farmer’s Satisfaction Regarding Land Consolidation in Turkey

Farmland consolidation is defined as the aggregation of farm lands that are fragmented and dispersed in agricultural sector with the aim of increasing their size for efficiency. The aim of study is to determine the effects of land consolidation practice and its impact on farmer satisfaction levels....

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Main Authors: Osman Karkacıer, Selma Karabaş
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Language:English
Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2019-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2020
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description Farmland consolidation is defined as the aggregation of farm lands that are fragmented and dispersed in agricultural sector with the aim of increasing their size for efficiency. The aim of study is to determine the effects of land consolidation practice and its impact on farmer satisfaction levels. Farmer satisfaction analysis was conducted on farmers which have land consolidation practice areas in different regions in Turkey. The data was obtained to be conducted from 1349 farmer interviews in 10 provinces by survey in 2015, and it was based on Likert scale that measured farmer satisfaction level. The data which is used in this analysis was tested by reliability analysis, and the results were obtained via factor analysis and logistic regression. It was found that has positive opinion on land consolidation over 87 percent of farmers, and also was recommended these practices to other farmers. Moreover, the results showed that the important ones from effective factors on farmer satisfaction can be listed as follows: cost reduction, decreasing conflicts between farmers, irrigation and drainage efficiencies, having confidence in technical staff, and facilitating agricultural works.
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spelling doaj-art-c0468603f2c54967b1415fa2ab73de572025-08-20T02:02:32ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2019-01-0171364210.24925/turjaf.v7i1.36-42.20201044Farmer’s Satisfaction Regarding Land Consolidation in TurkeyOsman Karkacıer0Selma Karabaş1Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalyaepartment of Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Karatekin University, 18100 ÇankırıFarmland consolidation is defined as the aggregation of farm lands that are fragmented and dispersed in agricultural sector with the aim of increasing their size for efficiency. The aim of study is to determine the effects of land consolidation practice and its impact on farmer satisfaction levels. Farmer satisfaction analysis was conducted on farmers which have land consolidation practice areas in different regions in Turkey. The data was obtained to be conducted from 1349 farmer interviews in 10 provinces by survey in 2015, and it was based on Likert scale that measured farmer satisfaction level. The data which is used in this analysis was tested by reliability analysis, and the results were obtained via factor analysis and logistic regression. It was found that has positive opinion on land consolidation over 87 percent of farmers, and also was recommended these practices to other farmers. Moreover, the results showed that the important ones from effective factors on farmer satisfaction can be listed as follows: cost reduction, decreasing conflicts between farmers, irrigation and drainage efficiencies, having confidence in technical staff, and facilitating agricultural works.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2020consolidationfarmersatisfactionlikert scaleturkey
spellingShingle Osman Karkacıer
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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farmer
satisfaction
likert scale
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title Farmer’s Satisfaction Regarding Land Consolidation in Turkey
title_full Farmer’s Satisfaction Regarding Land Consolidation in Turkey
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title_short Farmer’s Satisfaction Regarding Land Consolidation in Turkey
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farmer
satisfaction
likert scale
turkey
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