Agricultural Economics and Policy

This paper develops an econometric model of stochastic production functions to quantify the impacts of climatic variables on the mean, variance, and covariance of crop yields. The estimates of the production function parameters and their elasticities are utilized to analyse the impacts of the projected climate change…

Rural development policy discourse has shifted considerably during recent decades, increasingly supporting participatory models of governance and differentiated understandings of what constitutes ‘rural policy’. Drawing on classic texts, primarily dealing with the European experience, this chapter explores shifting na…

Abstract Existing tests of spatial market integration are commonly based on statistical criteria without an explicit link to an economic model of price determination. This article proposes new measures of market integration defined directly in terms of a well‐known spatial price determination model and develops an eco…

• HÜSEYİN TAŞTAN

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• EMRAH ER

This paper analyses Turkish household food consumption, using data from the 2003 Turkish Household Expenditure Survey. A complete demand system is estimated taking into account demographic differences and zero consumption. The highest expenditure elasticity is found for the meat and meat products group, suggesting tha…

• CUMA AKBAY

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• EDA USTAOĞLU

Abstract Various environmental policies have been proposed to control agricultural runoff of nutrients and pesticides. The impacts of these policies on input use are complicated because of the various sources of uncertainty farmers face and the precise nature of farmers' risk attitude. A risk‐averse farmer's response…

Transformations in the urban and rural areas under the effects of global economic, social and political circumstances have rendered their boundaries more blurring. It has become increasingly difficult to make a clear distinction between urban and rural. This paper intends to bring definitions of urban–rural into discu…

• HÜRRİYET GÜLSÜN ÖĞDÜL

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• MUSTAFA KAN

This book investigates recent policies introduced into Turkey which are designed to reduce state activities and open up the country to international investment and trade. This is done in the context of the UNs Millennium Development Goals continuing to stretch into the distant future amid the ongoing instability of th…

In Turkey, the scattered, fragmented plots in agricultural areas are one of the major problems preventing agricultural efficiency. Land consolidation is an effective tool in improving efficiency, but the success depends greatly on farmers' satisfaction and adoption. Therefore, determination of issues important to farm…

• ŞERİFE TÜLİN AKKAYA ASLAN

In Turkey, the scattered, fragmented plots in agricultural areas are one of the major problems preventing agricultural efficiency. Land consolidation is an effective tool in improving efficiency, but the success depends greatly on farmers' satisfaction and adoption. Therefore, determination of issues important to farm…

• ERKAN YASLIOĞLU