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Author(s)
Hasan Güngör1, Kâmil Cenk Saraçoğlu2 and Günay Güngör1
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6264/2018.02.004
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Agricultural Economy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Namık Kemal, Tekirdağ 59030, Turkey
2. Merkez Mahallesi Selimiye Caddesi Rapsodi Evleri Cekmekoy, Istanbul 34786, Turkey
ABSTRACT
Selection of suitable seed in agriculture has great importance in terms
of scarce resources and efficient use of facilities. Efficient use of inputs
has been one of the key objectives of agricultural policies in all over the
world. Therefore, studies continue about production of new seeds with high
yield and resist to diseases. The 66.7% of the total
seed production in Turkey are met by the private sector (hybrid sunflower,
corn, potato, soybean, cotton and vegetable seed). And 53.4% of the total sunflowers in Turkey are
grown in Thrace region. It is
therefore appropriate to be selected as the research area. In this regard, the aim of this
study was to examine the dynamics in seed sector and particularly investigate
the sunflower seed purchasing behavior of farmers with special attention to
Thrace region. As a methodology, 198 questionnaires which pursued sunflower farm activities in the region
were utilized. As a result
of the descriptive statistics, it could be concluded that almost 20% of
seed supply in Turkey is imported and that
70%-80% of it is directly
used as an “input” for growing
vegetative products and the remaining is used as “intermediate goods” for growing “certified seeds” for domestic or
international markets.
KEYWORDS
Sunflower, seed selection, farmers’ preferences.
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