The Dairy Farming Future from Farmers' Perspectives in The Northern Region of Iraq

Eftekhar Ali Hakim; Cuma Akbay

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1463974

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The Dairy Farming Future from Farmers' Perspectives in The Northern Region of Iraq

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to analyze dairy farmers' feelings of safety about the future of dairy farming in the northern region of Iraq and to investigate how environmental factors and demographic characteristics of dairy farms impact their sense of security. Primary data were collected from 280 dairy farmers in four provinces of northern Iraq: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk, and Halabja. Descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test, and binary logistic regression were employed for analysis. The results of binary logistic regression analysis indicated that age, gender, marital status, education, experience, and household size significantly influenced farmers’ perceptions of whether dairy farming could secure their future. Moreover, the binary logistic analysis revealed that five elements of dairy farming – technology, dairy farm structure, government policy, marketing, and extension – were significantly associated with farmers' perceptions of future security through dairy farming. However, the study concludes that to promote agricultural development at the macro level, it is essential to prioritize the provision of support services to farmers in policy formulation so that farmers can effectively leverage these services to enhance farm production and income levels.

Keywords

Kuzey Irak'ta Yetiştiricilerin Bakış Açısıyla Süt Sığırcılığı İşletmelerinin Geleceği

Öz

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, Kuzey Irak'ta süt sığırcılığı işletmelerinin süt hayvancılığının geleceğine ilişkin güvenlik duygularını analiz etmek ve işletmelerin çevresel faktörlerinin ve demografik özelliklerinin güvenlik duygularını nasıl etkilediğini araştırmaktır. Birincil veriler, Irak'ın kuzey bölgesindeki dört ildeki (Erbil, Süleymaniye, Dohuk ve Halepçe) 280 süt çiftçisinden toplanmıştır. Analiz için tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Ki-kare testi ve ikili lojistik regresyon kullanılmıştır. İkili lojistik regresyon analizinin sonuçları, yaş, cinsiyet, medeni durum, eğitim, deneyim ve hane büyüklüğünün çiftçilerin süt hayvancılığının geleceklerini güvence altına alıp alamayacağına ilişkin algılarını önemli ölçüde etkilediğini göstermiştir. Ayrıca, lojistik analizi, süt sığırcılığının beş unsuru olan teknoloji, süt çiftliği yapısı, hükümet politikası, pazarlama ve yayımın çiftçilerin süt hayvancılığı yoluyla gelecekteki güvenlik algılarıyla önemli ölçüde ilişkili olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bununla birlikte, çalışma, makro düzeyde tarımsal kalkınmayı teşvik etmek için, politika oluşturma sürecinde çiftçilere destek hizmetlerinin sağlanmasının önceliklendirilmesinin gerekli olduğunu, böylece çiftçilerin bu hizmetlerden etkili bir şekilde yararlanarak çiftlik üretimini ve gelir seviyelerini artırabileceklerini vurgulamaktadır.

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Ethical Statement

We would like to say that this article has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, and that it will not be submitted for publication elsewhere unless rejected by the editor.

Thanks

This study was produced from the second author’s PhD thesis " The Effect of Government Policy on Dairy Farms in the Northern Region of Iraq" accepted by Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Policy

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Eftekhar Ali Hakim
0000-0002-6385-1772
Iraq

Cuma Akbay ^*
0000-0001-7673-7584
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

December 19, 2024

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

April 3, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 4, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 27 Number: Ek Sayı 2 (Suppl 2)

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1463974

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA62CA67EJ

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Hakim, E. A., & Akbay, C. (2024). The Dairy Farming Future from Farmers’ Perspectives in The Northern Region of Iraq. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 27(Ek Sayı 2 (Suppl 2), 483-492. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1463974