Women Entrepreneurship in Organic Agriculture: The Case of Türkiye

Şeyma Betül Dursunoğlu; Yusuf Esmer

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1527278

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Organik Tarımda Kadın Girişimciliği: Türkiye Örneği

Öz

Günümüzde önemi her geçen gün artan organik tarım, insan sağlığını ve ekolojik sistemi korumak için tarımsal üretimde zararlı maddelerin kullanımını yasaklayan ve toprak sağlığını ön planda tutan bir üretim biçimidir. Her konuda olduğu gibi organik tarımda da sektörün gelişimi için girişimcilere ihtiyaç bulunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda kadın girişimciler bir yandan üretim sürecine katkı sağlarken diğer yandan da kendilerine sosyal ve ekonomik açıdan öz yeterlilik kazandırmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, organik tarımda girişimcilik faaliyetinde bulunan kadınların girişimcilik eğilimlerini belirlemektir. Araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemi kapsamında anket tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye`nin farklı bölge ve illerinde organik tarım faaliyetinde bulunan kadın girişimciler oluşturmaktadır. Yargısal örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 532 kadın girişimci araştırmanın örneklemi olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre genel tarımsal girişimcilik düzeyinde eğitim düzeyi ve medeni durum açısından anlamlı bir farklılığın olduğu, yaş, coğrafi bölge ve sektör deneyimi açısından ise anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı, organik tarım girişimcilik düzeyinde ise yaş ve eğitim düzeyi açısından anlamlı bir farklılığın olduğu, medeni durum, coğrafi bölge ve sektör deneyimi açısından ise anlamlı bir farklığın olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, bu araştırma son derece önemli bir sektör olan organik tarımda kadın girişimciliğinin mevcut durumunu ortaya koyması açısından değerlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Women Entrepreneurship in Organic Agriculture: The Case of Türkiye

Abstract

Organic agriculture, whose importance is increasing day by day, is a form of production that prohibits the use of harmful substances in agricultural production and prioritizes soil health in order to protect human health and the ecological system. As in every subject, entrepreneurs are needed for the development of the sector in organic agriculture. In this context, while women entrepreneurs contribute to the production process on the one hand, on the other hand, they gain social and economic self-sufficiency. The aim of this research is to determine the entrepreneurial levels of women engaged in entrepreneurial activities in organic agriculture. In the research, the survey technique was used within the scope of the quantitative research method. The population of the research consists of women entrepreneurs engaged in organic agriculture activities in different regions and provinces of Türkiye. 532 women entrepreneurs selected by judgmental sampling method were determined as the sample of the research. According to the results of the research, it was determined that there was a significant difference in general agricultural entrepreneurship levels in terms of education level and marital status, but not in terms of age, geographical region, and industry experience, while there was a significant difference in organic agriculture entrepreneurship levels s in terms of age and education level, but not in terms of marital status, geographical region, and industry experience. In conclusion, this research is valuable in terms of revealing the current situation of women entrepreneurship in organic agriculture, which is an extremely important sector.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was obtained from Bayburt University Ethics Committee in order to conduct the research (Date: 31/05/2021 and Decision Number: 2021/118).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Economics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Şeyma Betül Dursunoğlu
0000-0001-5775-5752
Türkiye

Yusuf Esmer ^*
0000-0003-3691-1730
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

January 30, 2025

Publication Date

February 12, 2025

Submission Date

August 2, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 18, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 28 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1527278

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https://izlik.org/JA88JT89ED

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APA

Dursunoğlu, Ş. B., & Esmer, Y. (2025). Women Entrepreneurship in Organic Agriculture: The Case of Türkiye. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 28(1), 205-218. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1527278