ŞANLIURFA’DA ÇİFTÇİLERİN TARIMSAL BİLGİ KAYNAKLARI TERCİHLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
A RESEARCH ON FARMERS' PREFERENCES FOR AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SOURCES IN ŞANLIURFA

Summary/Abstract: In this study, the statistical significance of the selected independent variables that might be effective on the agricultural information sources preferences of the farmers in Şanlıurfa was investigated. In this context, face-to-face interviews were conducted with farmers who selected by a simple random sampling method and the obtained data were analyzed by a chi-square test in SPSS. According to the results, 94% of the farmers have access to information when they need it in their agricultural activities. It was determined that the most frequently applied institutions are public institutions by 34.6%, independent consultants by 26.2%, pioneer farmers by 22.4%, cooperatives by 13.1% and chambers of agriculture by 3.7%. The most important reason for this high rate is the expectations of the farmers to benefit from agricultural supports rather than production. There was a statistically significant difference between the age, land amount and educational level of the surveyed farmers and their preference for agricultural information resources, and the significance level was found to be p<1%. In addition to providing agricultural inputs, cooperatives and agricultural chambers, which are farmers' organizations, should also be sources of information. The results provide useful information to researchers and decision-makers on these issues.

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