Agricultural Support Policies and Public Budgeting in Turkey

Abstract

Agriculture is a leading strategic sector in Turkey as it is in entire world. Despite this strategic significance, risks, and uncertainties, the dependence on natural conditions turns agriculture into a disadvantaged sector. Just because of these disadvantages, agriculture is protected by various support policies throughout the world. recommend for Turkey that the share of agricultural supports in total budget should be increased to levels in those countries.

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“…The results show that the main reasons of agricultural supports are agricultural employment, producer income obtained from agricultural activities and product-based support policies. Hasdemir (2016) focuses on the agricultural support in Turkey within the context of its share in the public budget. The paper presents that the agricultural policies in Turkey are area-based, and implementations are on the rural development, subsidiary payments and agricultural insurance supports.…”