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Full Length
Research Paper
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Factors affecting
agricultural extension services in Northeast Anatolia Region
Tecer Atsan*, H. Bayram Isik, Fahri Yavuz
and Ziya Yurttas
Department of Agricultural
Economics, Ataturk University, College of Agriculture,
25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
Accepted 25 April, 2009 |
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Abstract |
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Agricultural sector is one of the most sluggish and
inefficient sectors in Turkey, the main reasons behind this
are excessive rural population, small farm sizes and
inefficient farm management. One of the most important tools
to solve these issues is the extension service. This study
aims to find out the factors that influence the people’s
incentives to receive extension services in Northeast
Anatolia region of Turkey. For this end, a survey study on
600 farmers from 30 forest villages was conducted. Using
this data, a limited dependent variable model with binomial
probit estimation procedure was estimated. The study results
imply that education level of farmers needs to be increased,
young farmers must be encouraged to involve in farming and
farmers should be supported to increase their farm sizes in
order to have more effective extension services.
Key words: Extension services,
attributes of farmers, forest villages, northeast Anatolia. |
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