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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Producing Geographical Indication Products from the Farmers' Perspective: Kelkit Dry Beans
Adanacioglu, Hakan; Doğan, Nilgün
A locally sourced, high-quality food supply is seen as both viable and desirable. Geographical indications (GIs) help consumers identify products linked to specific regions, creating intellectual property rights that strengthen rural economies and support sustainable agriculture. Despite this potential, adoption among smallholders remains limited, and its effectiveness depends heavily on farmers’ experiences, perceptions, and motivations. This study examines the production and marketing of GI products from the perspective of farmers, focusing on Kelkit Dry Beans, a geographically indicated product in Türkiye. Primary data were collected in 2021 through face-to-face interviews with 100 dry bean farmers in the Kelkit, Şiran, and Köse districts of Gümüşhane province—50 using GI-registered seeds and 50 not. Findings indicate that farmers adopting GI production expected higher prices based on quality improvements but were unable to achieve these outcomes. Access to alternative markets did not improve, and buyer-related problems persisted. Compared to non-GI farmers, those producing GI beans attached greater importance to factors such as easier marketing, higher expected prices, financial support from unions, and the assurance of long-term demand from contract buyers. Nevertheless, their largely negative experiences - particularly unmet price expectations and limited market access—undermine confidence in GI production and discourage wider adoption. In conclusion, while GIs offer opportunities for rural development, competitiveness, and sustainability, their broader adoption requires addressing farmers’ concerns regarding profitability, reliable markets, and institutional support. Without such improvements, the potential benefits of GIs are unlikely to be fully realized.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025A General Assessment of the Retail Price Premiums of Organic Food Products in Türkiye
Adanacioglu, Hakan; Doğan, Nilgün
Organic agricultural production has emerged as an alternative to conventional production and aims to promote a sustainable production approach based on the health of soil, the protection of nature and human well-being factors with an environmentally friendly production method. Organic production combines traditional knowledge with scientific innovation to benefit the natural environment and promote a higher quality of life for all. Organic agricultural products, which have gained significant market share globally and expanded into various markets, are mainly produced for export in Türkiye. The growth of the organic market depends on the balance between supply and demand. In this respect, the aim of this study is to examine the product market prices, which is a key factor affecting the purchasing behaviour of consumers in order to grow the organic market and reach the desired level. Price premiums were examined for the following food groups: cereals/legumes, fruit, vegetables, milk, dairy products and eggs, dried fruit and nuts. This study relies on secondary data and retail prices were collected through online websites. According to the results, the price premium, which was calculated by comparing the prices of organic and conventional versions of selected food products, was found to be in favour of organic products. This price premium was found to be particularly high for noodles, dry beans, buckwheat and rice from the cereals/legumes group; grapefruit, apple and pear from the fruit group and yellow chickpeas, pumpkin seeds from the nuts group. These results provide useful insights for food producers, marketers and policy makers when making decisions about organic food.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Coğrafi İşaretli Şeker Fasulyesi Üretiminde Brüt Karı Etkileyen Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi: Karar Ağacı Modeli Uygulaması
Adanacioglu, Hakan; Takma, Çiğdem; Doğan, Nilgün
Bu araştırmanın amacı, Gümüşhane ili Kelkit, Şiran ve Köse ilçelerinde şeker fasulyesi yetiştiriciliği yapılan işletmelerde demografik ve yapısal faktörlerin dekar başına brüt kar üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemektir. Bu kapsamda brüt kâr ile bazı demografik ve yapısal özellikler arasındaki ilişkiler araştırılarak, bu faktörlerin kârlılık üzerindeki etkileri Karar Ağacı yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bölgesinde, ata tohumu olan ve diğer şeker fasulyesine göre yöreye has özellikleri barındıran Kelkit şeker fasulyesi için coğrafi işaret tescili alınmıştır. Ancak son yıllarda yöre çiftçisi ata tohumunu kullanmak yerine çevre bölgelerden elde ettikleri şeker fasulyesi tohumunu kullanmaktadır. Tescillenen Kelkit şeker fasulyesi ile geleneksel şeker fasulyesi üretiminde brüt kar üzerinde hangi demografik ve yapısal faktörlerin etkili olduğunu ortaya koymak bu araştırmanın temel sorusunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre; toplam ekili alandaki şeker fasulyesi payı, toplam ekili alan, Cİ’li Kelkit şeker fasulyesi üretim durumu, mülk arazi büyüklüğü, hanede tarımla uğraşan birey sayısı, toplam tarımsal üretim değeri içerisinde şeker fasulyesinin payı ve üretici yaşı elde edilen brüt kar üzerinde etkili faktörler olarak belirlenmiştir.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Traditional and Geographical Indication Labelled Dry Beans Prices Received By Farmers: An Evaluation According to Product Quality and Spatial Properties
Adanacioglu, Hakan; Doğan, Nilgün
It has become common to increase the market power of commodities by protecting the features of the products specific to the region with the GI label. There are many gastronomic products registered with GI in the province of Gümüşhane and one of them is Kelkit Dry Beans, which was registered by the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) in 2020. This seedis registered with its white colour and pink spots on it, with its distinctive features compared to other dry bean seeds. In recent years, local farmers have been producing with impure dry bean seeds, which they obtained from the surrounding regions and have higher yield characteristics, the dried beans produced with this seed differ from the beans produced with the local seed with its pinkish coloration and elliptical grain feature. In order to turn the product value of Kelkit Dry Beans produced with local seeds into an advantage, examining the prices received by the farmers according to their quality characteristics and comparing them according to spatial characteristics constituted the focus of this study. For both farmer groups, dry bean sales amount, prices and distance to the sales point were examined according to the product grade, which is the factor determining the quality in 2020 and 2021. According to the findings of this study, there is no expected difference between the prices received by the farmers. However, the results of the analysis show that there is a positive and strong relationship between the product quality and the average sales price obtained.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2023Contract Farming in Buckwheat Cultivation
Adanacioglu, Hakan; Doğan, Nilgün
Contract farming is a deal between a producer and a buyer regarding cultivation of an agricultural product characteristically. In reality, terms and conditions of these contracts can alter dramatically. It can refer to those arrangements involving public firms, government organisations or NGOs and can also refer to private schemes. In this paper, it is only focused on contract farming on arrangements between farmers and private actors. In recent years, buckwheat has gained increasing notice as a promising functional food, owing to its several human health issues and lack of gluten. This study examines buckwheat farmer’s involvement in contract farming in districts of Gümüşhane province which is in the northeast of Turkey. An empirical analysis of the contract farming regarding the buckwheat farmers and postharvest practice has been provided. The survey was conducted in Kelkit, Köse and Şiran districts as only production places of the buckwheat in the province. Data collected from 30 farmers who are engaged in contract farming model. According to data, issues of the contract farming, marketing channels of the buckwheat and perspectives of the farmers for the buckwheat production with contract farming are addressed. The findings of this study reveal that the contract farming model, mostly eliminates the marketing-related concerns of the farmers in the region. Perceive benefits derivable from beginning to buckwheat contract farming was measured based on the following proposals (the commitments to purchase product, the market guarantee, the compliance with the contract terms, purchasing at the agreed price and timely payment) was evaluated using 5 point likert scale. As a result, buckwheat contract farmers should be monitored by the contract buyer for the continuity of the production.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021Sözleşmeli Tarım COVİD-19 Pandemisinde Üreticilerin Dayanıklılığını Artırdı mı?Türkiye'den Uygulamalı Bir Çalışma
Adanacioglu, Hakan; Doğan, Nilgün
Bu çalışma, Gümüşhane ilinde karabuğday üreticilerine odaklanarak COVID-19 pandemisinin sözleşmeli tarım üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir. Gümüşhane ilinin Kelkit, Köse ve Şiran ilçe köy ve beldelerinde sözleşmeli tarım ile karabuğday üretimi yapan üreticiler araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Yapılan literatür araştırmasına göre sözleşmeli tarım kırsal bölgelerde kalkınmayı ve çiftçilerin refah düzeyini etkileyen bir modeldir. Tüm dünyayı etkileyen COVID-19’un, üretim üzerindeki etkileri merak konusu olmuştur. Bu nedenle, bu araştırmada sözleşmeli tarım olgusunun tanımı, kapsamı ve etkisine ilişkin ampirik bir uygulamaya yer verilmiştir. Gümüşhane ilinde sözleşmeli tarım yapan çiftçilerin COVID-19 pandemisinin karabuğday üretimi ve pazarlaması üzerine etkisine ilişkin algılarını anlamak için 28 ifade hazırlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, katılımcıların COVID-19 pandemisi nedeniyle tarımsal girdilerin maliyetindeki artışa ilişkin ifadelere şiddetle katıldıklarını göstermektedir. Ancak COVID-19 salgınının, araştırma alanında sözleşmeli tarım yapan karabuğday çiftçileri üzerinde birçok yönden olumsuz bir etki yaratmadığı anlaşılmıştır. İlgili otoritelerin, etkili kriz yönetimi planlarını yönetmeye ve sözleşmeli tarım gibi çiftçilerin üretim kabiliyetlerini artırmayı amaçlayan ve üretim uygulamalarında esnekliği teşvik eden politikalara hâlâ ihtiyaç olduğu elde edilen sonuçlar arasındadır.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2019A Research on the Current Situation of the Red Meat, Chicken Meat and Fish Consumption Patterns in TRA1 Region (Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt Provinces)
Doğan, Nilgün
Animal protein-based diet is very important for balanced nutrition, both mentally and physically. Nutrition patterns of the developed countries, while in the foods of animal origin according to the FAO cereals and cereal products in Turkey ranks first in the most consumed food groups. In Turkey, 26 grams consumed animal protein per capita is provided 35% of from the meat. With this amount Turkey is behind the world regarding animal protein consumption. Animal-derived proteins include red meat, chicken meat and fish that contains omega3, which are easier to digest and help reduce heart disease. In this research, the consumption trends of households in the region have been determined and the current situation of the region tried to be determined in terms of balanced and high quality nutrition. In total 400 households have been interviewed to collect the data in TRA1 region which consists of Erzurum, Erzincan and Bayburt provinces. The proportion of those consuming three types of meat was 70% in Erzincan, 63.8% in Bayburt and 54.3% in Erzurum. The highest consumption of poultry (35%) was followed by Erzincan (20.3%) and Bayburt (6.7%), respectively. Red meat and fish consumption rates were found in a similar ratio in all three provinces.