International Conference on Eurasian Economies
1-3 July 2014 – Skopje, MACEDONIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1012
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Şermin Atak
Session : 7C Kalkınma IV
The Role in the Rural Development of Organic Agriculture Potential in Turkey: The Case of Gökçeada
Türkiye’de Organik Tarım Potansiyelinin Kırsal Kalkınmadaki Rolü: Gökçeada Örneği
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Şermin Atak (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sibel Tan (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümran Şengül (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Organic agriculture in Turkey has been put on the agenda in accordance with external demands since 1980. These demands initially started with traditional products such as raisin and fig and then the number of requested products has increased rapidly. Including the transition process, approximately 24,354 farmers produced 665.550 tons organic products in 251.899-hectare field in Turkey. Gökçeada, becoming an organic island, is a region where significant projects are implemented. With a total of 101 varieties of organic products, Gökçeada has a potential of up to 50% of the number of varieties in Turkey. On the other hand, 390 producers carry out organic agricultural activity on the island. Gökçeada has 1.35% of the organic agriculture land of in Turkey and 1.47% of the production. The positive effects of organic agriculture on rural poverty reduction and on the environment and its effect on tourism potential will be examined by using field studies conducted on the island as a method in this study. In the light of the findings, policy and strategy recommendations on the development of Gökçeada with organic agriculture will be conveyed. In this study, the institutional structure of organic agriculture in Turkey and Gökçeada, government policies towards organic agriculture, the importance of the organic agriculture in terms of the projects conducted and rural development will be examined. Results of the study Gökçeada going to have rural development strategies about future.
JEL codes: G18, R51, R52
Atak, Şermin, Tan, Sibel, Şengül, Ümran (2014). "The Role in the Rural Development of Organic Agriculture Potential in Turkey: The Case of Gökçeada" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2014, pp.695-698, Skopje, MACEDONIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C05.01012
