AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES: THE IMPACT OF IPARD INCENTIVES ON KÜTAHYA’S AGRICULTURE
Abstract
Despite the fact that agriculture is an important matter for Turkey both socially and economically, the country is still lacking to take an initiative in implementing an appropriate incentive program for agricultural sector. This study intends to investigate the efficiency of agricultural subsidies provided by the EU funds. As an EU support fund, IPARD’s effects on Turkey’s agriculture and economy are evaluated on the sample of Kütahya province. The study also provides comparisons of these effects with the results of conventional subsidy programs, having been implemented so far in Turkey. The subjects of subsidies are examined from three aspects, which are namely dairy cattle breeding, broiler breeding and, medicinal and aromatic herb plantation. Moreover, the impacts of incentives on agricultural education are also evaluated. The results of the study reveal that IPARD program may be regarded as succesful with respect to its outcomes produced in the examined subject matters. This, in turn, suggests that it may be highly possible to reach long term solutions for structural problems of agriculture provided that subsidies are implemented appropriately. Agriculture is a crucial issue for Turkey and during this highly needed transformation process of Turkey’s agriculture, the study is considered to make valuable contributions to the issue from subsidies point of view.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
November 30, 2014
Submission Date
October 14, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2014