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The effects of irrigatıon methods on input use and
productivities of sugarbeet in central Anatolia, Turkey
Mevhibe
Albayrak*, Erdogan Gunes and Bulent Gulcubuk
Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Department of
Agricultural Economics, Diskapı, Ankara, Turkey.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
albayrak@agri.ankara.edu.tr. Tel.: +90-312-
5961480 Fax: +90-312- 3185360
Accepted 7 December, 2009 |
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Today, global climate change and the decrease in ground and
surface water sources have increased the importance of the
rational and economic use of water as a scarce resource. The
selection of irrigation systems in the cultivation of
agricultural products is also very important. In this study,
sugarbeet which is one of the first established agricultural
industries, forms the basis of contract-based production,
constitutes a substantial share of farmers income, and
requires a great amount of water during its growing stage is
examined. The effects of irrigation systems on cost,
productivity and level of input use are examined within the
scope of Central Anatolia in Turkey where sugarbeet is grown
on the largest scale. A comparative calculation is made for
irrigation methods widely used in the region, such as
sprinkler, furrow and with its increase in recent years,
drip irrigation to determine their effect on input use,
productivity level and profit in sugarbeet production. It
is found that drip irrigation in sugarbeet production allows
for saving in input use more than sprinkler and furrow
irrigation systems, and that it increases productivity and
profit. The spread of especially drip irrigation in
sugarbeet production has increased the economic use of water
and profitability, through savings in input and reduction of
costs.
Key words:
Sugarbeet, irrigation, input, net income, Turkey.
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