International Conference on Eurasian Economies
11-13 June 2019 – Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Paper properties
Paper ID : 2336
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Ph.D. candidate Zehra Meliha Tengiz
Session : 2C Sektörel Analiz
Agricultural Faculty Students' Perspectives on the Future of Agriculture: Tekirdag Case
Ziraat Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Tarımın Geleceğine Yönelik Bakış Açıları: Tekirdağ İli Örneği
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Burçin Başaran (Namık Kemal University, Türkiye)
- Ph.D. candidate Zehra Meliha Tengiz (Yozgat Bozok University, Türkiye)
- Prof. Dr. Yasemin Oraman (Namık Kemal University, Türkiye)
Abstract
In spite of technological developments today, agriculture is still among the priority of all countries. The fact that the agricultural areas cannot be increased and the required nutritional needs of the growing population needed to be met, it makes agriculture strategic case for the countries. The continuity of agricultural activities has become dependent on the wishes of future generations to work in this sector in all countries. Agricultural Faculties' students do not look positively in the agricultural sector in Turkey. Youths are directed to non-agricultural sectors due to low income in agriculture. However, students should be encouraged and supported in order for agricultural activities can be practiced by conscious and enthusiastic young people. The sustainability of agriculture depends on young's willingness to participate in the sector. The aim of the study is to determine perspective of students in Faculty of Agriculture of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University about future of agriculture. The data was obtained from 175 students in the 3. and the 4. classes. The data were analyzed statistically with SPSS 23.0 in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics. According to the results of the study; a significant difference was observed between girls and boys in terms of evaluating the current state of Turkish agriculture. 67.5% of students expect their future pessimistic and uncertain. The rate of those who expect their future as hopeful and optimistic was found to be 32.5% respectively.
JEL codes: Q19, J43, Q10
Başaran, Burçin, Tengiz, Zehra Meliha, Oraman, Yasemin (2019). "Agricultural Faculty Students' Perspectives on the Future of Agriculture: Tekirdag Case" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2019, pp.294-301, Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C11.02336
