THE ROLE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHAMBERS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL AREAS: CASE OF TR72-CENTRAL ANATOLIA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGION OF TURKEY

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2, 24 - 31, 08.12.2018

Nizamettin Erbaş

Öz

This paper
was made with a view to determine the role of the Turkish Chambers of
Agriculture in the rural development. In order to reach the aim, Kayseri, Sivas
and Yozgat provinces in the TR72-Development Agency Region of Turkey were
chosen as the research area. Data obtained via survey from the chambers of
agriculture in the region constitute the main material of the research. Survey
data belonged to 2017. According to research findings, the chambers of
agriculture were determined that they played a part significantly in rural
development: They had took on a task significantly in formation of the agricultural
product prices, balancing of the input prices in the market, registration of
the farmers and recording of the farming files. They performed belower price
than market price the agricultural services such as fertilizer distribution, disinfection,
cleaning of the fields, input sales. Furthermore, they carried out free some
activities such as construction of the village roads, opening of the water
canals. While they carried out these services, they encountered important
problems, especially in financing. In the study, for increasing of role of
the chambers of agriculture in rural development and solving of their
current problems, router suggestions were also presented.  

Anahtar Kelimeler

Turkey, the chambers of agriculture, agricultural economics, rural area

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