An Analysis of the Effects of Livestock Support Policies on Breeders: An Example of TR83 Region in Turkey

Abstract

This paper studied the effect of livestock support policies applied in Turkey by a emprical study. The study was carried out based on the analysis of the data collected through surveys with a total of 478 livestock enterprises in the TR83 region (including Amasya, Çorum, Samsun and Tokat provinces). The enterprises included in the survey study were grouped into three categories by the number of their animals. Binary Logistic Regression Model was applied in order to define the policy-based support payment utilization probabilities of the enterprises and the factors affecting them. It was determined that approximately 45% of the enterprises cannot utilize livestock supports. The most utilized support items by the enterprises were determined as calf support, support per animal, forage plant support and raw milk support. A total of 65% of the enterprise owners think that the support amount per animal is insufficient, but regard the mentioned support item as the most important factor for improving animal presence. The utilization rates vary in terms of enterprise scales on the other hand. The support utilization likelihood of medium-scale enterprises is 3.1 times higher than small-scale enterprises, and this likelihood is 1.7 times higher for big-scale enterprises when compared with medium-scale enterprises. The study recommends that some regulations are needed in support of policies to enable a better improvement in animal presence and a homogenous distribution of support payments.

Do Agricultural Supports Affect Production? A Panel ARDL Analysis of Turkey

“…Canbay (2021), who investigated production effect of agricultural supports between 1995 and 2018 in Turkey, found a statistically significant and positive relationship between agricultural supports and production in the short and long run. On the other hand, Erdal et al (2021) and Erdal et al (2020) showed that agricultural supports have effect not only on crop production but also on livestock existence.…”

“…As a matter of fact, even if agricultural supports are decoupled, a great majority of the studies on the production effect of the agricultural supports confirm these findings. To give an example, O'Donoghue & Whitaker (2010), Weber & Key (2012), Becker & Judge (2014), Yildiz (2017), Canbay (2021), Erdal et al (2021) and Erdal et al (2020) suggested that the agricultural supports affect production positively. Especially, Katranidis & Kotakou (2008) and Haß (2021) concluded that production effects of coupled payments are more than decoupled payments.…”

Do Livestock Supports Increase Livestock Production? Province Based Panel ARDL Analysis for Turkey Example

“…They have revealed that livestock support payments increase the supply of beef. Erdal et al (2020) debated the results of livestock supports by applying a survey on 478 livestock enterprises. According to the findings of the study, livestock supports are an important factor for 65% of livestock enterprises in order to increase their livestock presence.…”