Research Article

Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited

Volume: 21 Number: 4 December 15, 2015
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Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited

Abstract

This paper aims to address the issue of income distribution among farm households growing cotton under the irrigated conditions of the Harran Plain located in the Sanliurfa Province. Comparing the results from ex-ante and ex-post distributional analyses, it is possible to determine the socio-economic impacts of the South Eastern Anatolia (GAP) Project on the well-being of these local cotton farmers. Results show that although in absolute terms the provision of Harran Plain irrigation projects has increased income of local cotton farmers, Gini ratio of 0.49 indicates that there has been uneven income distribution in the Harran Plain’s cotton sector. The most important factor affecting income distribution is determined to be how well or poor land under cotton is distributed among these local farmers.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Fatma Kara This is me

Publication Date

December 15, 2015

Submission Date

April 28, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 21 Number: 4

APA
Isgın, T., & Kara, F. (2015). Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 21(4), 483-491. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351
AMA
1.Isgın T, Kara F. Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2015;21(4):483-491. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351
Chicago
Isgın, Tamer, and Fatma Kara. 2015. “Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-Being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 (4): 483-91. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351.
EndNote
Isgın T, Kara F (December 1, 2015) Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 4 483–491.
IEEE
[1]T. Isgın and F. Kara, “Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 483–491, Dec. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351.
ISNAD
Isgın, Tamer - Kara, Fatma. “Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-Being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21/4 (December 1, 2015): 483-491. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351.
JAMA
1.Isgın T, Kara F. Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2015;21:483–491.
MLA
Isgın, Tamer, and Fatma Kara. “Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-Being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 21, no. 4, Dec. 2015, pp. 483-91, doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351.
Vancouver
1.Tamer Isgın, Fatma Kara. Impacts of the Harran Plain Irrigation Projects on the Well-being of Local Cotton Farmers Operating in the Sanliurfa Province of Turkey: Income Distribution Revisited. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2015 Dec. 1;21(4):483-91. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001351

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