GAP-ŞANLIURFA’DA BİR SULAMA ALANINDA TARIMSAL BİLGİ KAYNAKLARINA YÖNELİK ÇİFTÇİ ALGILARI ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
A RESEARCH ON FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SOURCES IN AN IRRIGATION AREA OF GAP-ŞANLIURFA

Summary/Abstract: The need and importance given to sustainable agricultural production is increasing day by day. The use of information and technologies makes significant contributions to sustainable production, income and welfare in agricultural activities. The adoption of these innovations and the types of information sources are shaped by the attitudes and perceptions of farmers on this issue. This research aims to determine the perceptions of farmers in Suruç irrigation areas in GAP-Şanlıurfa towards agricultural information resources. Primary data was used in the research. According to the results, 88.5% of farmers use information sources to solve the problems they encounter in agricultural production. The 97.9% of farmers were not willing to pay for information sources that will increase income in agricultural activities. The rate of those who stated that they have sufficient technical knowledge and skills in agricultural production was 54.3%. The average income obtained from agricultural activities was found to be 1780.72 TL/da. Approximately 2/3 of the participants use seed, fertilizer and pharmaceutical dealers as a source of information in solving the problems they encounter. The average willingness to pay for an effective extension activity of the participants who said yes was 1625 TL/season. The research field needs more effective information resources and publication activities. It is important to increase the effectiveness of existing public publication efforts and then to encourage private consultancies under public supervision and supervision.

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