Evaluation of Livestock Enterprises in terms of Farmer Satisfaction and Current Situation

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 5, 534 - 541, 15.09.2024

Faruk Çetin , Emine Olhan

https://doi.org/10.47115/bsagriculture.1437292

Abstract

In addition to meeting the basic needs and nutritional needs of people, the agricultural sector is of vital importance for countries due to many factors such as its place in employment, the supply of raw materials to the industrial sector and the use of the products produced as inputs, and its share in national income. The continuity of the agricultural sector depends on the satisfaction of agricultural enterprises and the strong structure between them and their current situation. Many factors such as demographic characteristics of agricultural enterprises, labor force utilization, presence of young population, capital structure and profitability, production planning and use of technology, agricultural policies and supports are included in this situation. In this study, the current situation and satisfaction of livestock enterprises were evaluated. Within the scope of the study, there are data on the socio-economic status of the enterprises, their opinions and expectations regarding agricultural supports and agricultural policies, their organizational status and credit use savings, the current status of the enterprises and their breeding preferences, the opinions and demands of the owners. In this study, the current situation and satisfaction of livestock enterprises are evaluated. The research was carried out in agricultural enterprises engaged in cattle and sheep breeding in Seben district of Bolu province. Face-to-face questionnaire application was used to collect the data, and SPSS package program was used to analyze the data obtained. As a result of the study, it was concluded that 74.4% of the enterprises were not satisfied with the situation and future of their agricultural enterprises, and producers wanted their children to turn to different sectors and not to continue in the agricultural sector. In addition, producers stated that agricultural supports are important for the continuity of production and sustainability of enterprises (62.8%), and that they take agricultural supports into consideration in their production planning. In addition, the high technology and expenditure costs required for production activities, aging of enterprises and increasing labor shortage, problems in land planning and future planning of enterprises, and insufficient credit and agricultural supports also come to the fore in the research.

Keywords

Sustainability in agricultural enterprises, Satisfaction in agricultural enterprises, Livestock enterprises, Agricultural economics

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