Articles
PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF TURKISH HAZELNUT PRODUCTION
Article number
845_115
Pages
733 – 738
Language
English
Abstract
This paper examines the Turkish Hazelnut Industry in the Black Sea Region in Turkey and identifies the key issues that challenge both the region and the industry.
Unsustainable government policies such as price subsidies and absorption of overproduction to maintain the subsidized prices have led to years of market price instability.
This paper ascertains that such policies are important in understanding the regions issues but they are also just a beginning.
The problems burdening the Turkish hazelnut industry are expansive in scope and complex in nature.
This paper explores why the past and current market prices for this crop were/are insufficient for producers by conducting an extensive review of literature pertaining to Turkish hazelnut production.
A non comprehensive productivity comparison was conducted with other hazelnut producing regions found both within Turkey and outside by using the Turkish Hazelnut Producer Cooperatives Unions (Fiskobirlik) annual national and international production and export data.
Based on the findings of such analysis, this paper claims that the problem of unsatisfactory market prices is closely related to farm structure.
Using interviews conducted with key industry specialists, having previously done econometric studies and a statistical analysis based on the Turkish Statistical Institutes (Turkstat) 2001 Agriculture Census, this paper investigates the relationship between factors such as the average farm size per farming unit and the cost of production and productivity.
Relatively low productivity, as a result of the declining average farm size in the region, has negative effects on the profitability of hazelnut farming in Turkey.
This paper also discusses the major underlying causes of the decline in the average farm size (i.e., inheritance laws) and recommends preventative measures and policies that have been implemented by other developing regions.
Unsustainable government policies such as price subsidies and absorption of overproduction to maintain the subsidized prices have led to years of market price instability.
This paper ascertains that such policies are important in understanding the regions issues but they are also just a beginning.
The problems burdening the Turkish hazelnut industry are expansive in scope and complex in nature.
This paper explores why the past and current market prices for this crop were/are insufficient for producers by conducting an extensive review of literature pertaining to Turkish hazelnut production.
A non comprehensive productivity comparison was conducted with other hazelnut producing regions found both within Turkey and outside by using the Turkish Hazelnut Producer Cooperatives Unions (Fiskobirlik) annual national and international production and export data.
Based on the findings of such analysis, this paper claims that the problem of unsatisfactory market prices is closely related to farm structure.
Using interviews conducted with key industry specialists, having previously done econometric studies and a statistical analysis based on the Turkish Statistical Institutes (Turkstat) 2001 Agriculture Census, this paper investigates the relationship between factors such as the average farm size per farming unit and the cost of production and productivity.
Relatively low productivity, as a result of the declining average farm size in the region, has negative effects on the profitability of hazelnut farming in Turkey.
This paper also discusses the major underlying causes of the decline in the average farm size (i.e., inheritance laws) and recommends preventative measures and policies that have been implemented by other developing regions.
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Authors
O. Tulum
Keywords
agricultural productivity, hazelnut production, inheritance law
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