Özet:

Due to low domestic production, the domestic peanut demand cannot be met and therefore, foreign trade always gives deficit in favor of import. Peanut is an important raw material for the food industry, and Turkey has potential to increase each peanut production capacity. However, up to now, neglecting this production unit and not taking required incentives and guidance for producers have created current problems. To explore these problems, the effects of ecological and topographic structures of Osmaniye (native land of peanut) and farmers' socioeconomic and demographic features on the productivity of farms have been analyzed by logistical analysis. According to logistic analysis results; as farmers' age get older and peanut plantation increases, farms' productivity success decreases. However, the success in productivity of peanut farms increase if farmers use contract farming, high quality seed, increase family labor amount, invest in new technologies, and improve education levels. In addition, the ecological, soil and local characteristics of the Central District have a positive effect on the farm's productivity. To shrink the deficit in foreign trade of peanut, firstly, farms with suitable ecological and topographic characteristics should adopt peanut as an alternative product. Secondly, socio-economic and demographic characteristics of farmers must be used efficiently in order to reach optimal production level. Thus, the target supply level can be achieved since the production cost can be minimized, and the competition and bargaining power of farmers can increase.