Abstract:

In this study, utilization from drip irrigation subsidies in Edirne province was analyzed. For this purpose, total of 41 producers who utilized from drip irrigation subsidies between 2012-2017 years in Edirne province participated in the survey. Besides, the same survey was also conducted with the same number of producers who did not utilize from drip irrigation subsidies, but had the similar characteristics with the producers who utilized from drip irrigation subsidies for the comparison of the enterprises. During the analyzes of the data, normally distributed continuous data obtained for the groups were subjected to t-test, the data which were not normally distributed were subjected to Mann-Whitney U test and discrete data were subjected to Chi-Square Test and the differences between the groups were observed. It was utilized from logistic regression analysis for determining the factors affecting the utilization from the drip irrigation subsidies. According to the logistic regression analysis results, it was determined that farmers’ ages, total agricultural incomes, nonagricultural income, having soil analysis and agriculture insurance affected the utilization from drip irrigation subsidies positively and size of the family in the agricultural activities affected negatively. These results revealed that mostly, the farmers who were conscious and had higher incomes utilized from drip irrigation subsidies.

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