In this study, with the sample of Turkey, the
relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of the farmers engaged
in buffalo breeding and breeders’ level of satisfaction was measured and
assessed by Chi-square analysis. Producer data was retrieved from seven
provinces of Turkey via face to face survey in 462 farms watching national
dispersion of buffalo farms.
The relationship
analysis yielded us with the criteria that have an impact on buffalo breeders’
decisions and that are not related to the maintenance of activities. There
appeared significant relationships between the breeders’ satisfaction level and
household size, regional orientation, ownership of technology and reach to
information sources, productive process development, indebtedness situation,
tendency to continue production and non-agricultural job-seeking behaviour.
However, age, education level and farm scale were found as factors not related to
breeder satisfaction. Therefore, in an era, where animal products market is
facing with rising demand due to rising income levels and health awareness,
production and marketing policy development should consider the factors that
affect producers as well as those of consumers. This is positively related to
animal production sustainability for Turkey and relevant developing countries.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Original Papers |
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Publication Date | June 18, 2019 |
Submission Date | September 20, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | February 28, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |