SOIL Studies

SOIL Studies

2019, Vol 8, Num, 3     (Pages: 051-060)

Approaches of Vegetable and Fruit Producers to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in Samsun Province

Mehmet AYDOĞAN 1 ,Başak AYDIN 2 ,Necla TOPÇU 3 ,Yunus Emre TERZİ 1

1 Karadeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü, Samsun
2 Atatürk Toprak Su ve Tarımsal Meteoroloji Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Kırklareli
3 Samsun Tohum Sertifikasyon Test Merkezi Müdürlüğü, Samsun

DOI: 10.21657/topraksu.654804
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This study was conducted to determine the producers` awareness of GAP, the viewpoints of producers against to GAP, and to reveal the promoting factors producing with GAP. Bafra and Çarşamba Districts were selected as research area because of the intensive Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). The first and main materials of the research is data obtained questionnaire through vegetable and fruit producers in GAP and conventional vegetable and fruit producers. In the research, 210 producers were selected with random sampling method. The descriptive statistics methods were used to evaluate the data. The socioeconomic characteristics of the GAP producers and conventional producers were compared. The GAP producers` education level, household size, attİTUdes towards agricultural innovation, having agricultural insurance, total land size, the presence of cattle, nonfarm income sources and information sources are statistically different from conventional producers` (p<0.05). The GAP producers` average ages and agricultural decision-making experiences are not statistically different from conventional producers` (p>0.05). According to GAP producers, the GAP is more sensitive to the environment (34.7%), the vegetables and fruits have better quality and healthy to conventional vegetables and fruits (23.6%). Another factor affected to adopt the GAP is supporting payments (22.7%). The quarter of the conventional producers think there are no differences between the GAP and conventional production systems. The 20% of the conventional producers have no idea about the GAP. According to 15% of the conventional producers, the GAP production costs are higher than conventional production costs. The high return expectations (25.9%), the existing knowledge in vegetable production in Bafra and Çarşamba districts, the presence of purchasing and storage facilities by national large-scale companies are powerful factors in spreading of the GAP.


Keywords : Fruit, good agricultural practices, Samsun, vegetable