Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir

Volume: 21 Number: 1 December 24, 2014
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Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir

Abstract

This study aims to determine and analyze farmers’ risk perceptions, risk management strategies in strawberry production under open field. Data were obtained in 2010 production year from face-to-face interviews of 52 open-field strawberry farmers in Menemen-Emiralem district of Izmir province in Turkey. Factor analysis was used in data reduction to identify a small number of factors related to risk sources and risk strategies in this study. Then, multiple regression model was used to evaluate the influence of socio-economic characteristics on the strawberry farmers’ risk perceptions and risk management strategies using factor loadings. The results of this study show that the most important risk resource that the strawberry farmers' perceive is arise from the lack of production capacity. “Sustainable income” was the most important risk management strategy factor that was significantly perceived by strawberry farmers. As a solution to lack of capacity, strawberry farmers should be specialized on strawberry growing to increase the capacity providing soil fertility, improve the product quality and application of new agricultural technologies, instead of product diversification. In terms of sustainable income, strawberry farmers should focus more on the application of alternative marketing methods, such as direct marketing from field to consumers. By forming their own cooperatives, strawberry farmers should furthermore, access to alternative market channels

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

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Authors

Hasan Burak Ağır This is me

Hakan Adanacıoğlu This is me

Publication Date

December 24, 2014

Submission Date

January 9, 2013

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 21 Number: 1

APA
Saner, G., Ağır, H. B., & Adanacıoğlu, H. (2014). Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 21(1), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.15832/tbd.29197
AMA
1.Saner G, Ağır HB, Adanacıoğlu H. Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2014;21(1):13-25. doi:10.15832/tbd.29197
Chicago
Saner, Gamze, Hasan Burak Ağır, and Hakan Adanacıoğlu. 2014. “Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 (1): 13-25. https://doi.org/10.15832/tbd.29197.
EndNote
Saner G, Ağır HB, Adanacıoğlu H (December 1, 2014) Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 1 13–25.
IEEE
[1]G. Saner, H. B. Ağır, and H. Adanacıoğlu, “Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 13–25, Dec. 2014, doi: 10.15832/tbd.29197.
ISNAD
Saner, Gamze - Ağır, Hasan Burak - Adanacıoğlu, Hakan. “Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21/1 (December 1, 2014): 13-25. https://doi.org/10.15832/tbd.29197.
JAMA
1.Saner G, Ağır HB, Adanacıoğlu H. Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2014;21:13–25.
MLA
Saner, Gamze, et al. “Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 21, no. 1, Dec. 2014, pp. 13-25, doi:10.15832/tbd.29197.
Vancouver
1.Gamze Saner, Hasan Burak Ağır, Hakan Adanacıoğlu. Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2014 Dec. 1;21(1):13-25. doi:10.15832/tbd.29197

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