Comparative economic analysis of conventional and organic hazelnut farming in Turkey

Bulbul M., Tanrivermis H.

BERICHTE UBER LANDWIRTSCHAFT, cilt.80, sa.2, ss.304-320, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 80 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: BERICHTE UBER LANDWIRTSCHAFT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.304-320
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hazelnut, conventional and organic farming, production cost and returns, producers' welfare, marketing structure
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hazelnut is cultivated in 420000 ha of land and 400000 producers are involved in hazelnut production in the Black Sea Region. Farms are small in size. Turkey produces between 62 % and 77 % of the world hazelnut production. As production is increased more than the demand, stock increased to 220 000 tonnes in 1998. Therefore, there is a need for some new regulations for hazelnut production and marketing policies. 1155 farmers based on a contract basis produced about 2288 tonnes of organic hazelnut in 3745 ha and 47,9 % of the production was exported in 1998. In this article, the organic hazelnut production was analysed by using data collected by a formal survey applied both of organic and conventional hazelnut farms and trading firms. It is determined that organic hazelnut fanning contributes favourably to producers' welfare. It is anticipated that organic hazelnut farming will be increased in this region.