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Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land
Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine whether agricultural engineers would be willing to engage in agricultural production if agricultural lands that have become idle for various reasons were allocated to them, and to identify the criteria that would influence their production decisions. In this context, a survey was conducted with 134 agricultural engineers. Factors that could influence agricultural engineers' decisions to produce on idle lands were analyzed using the Fuzzy Pairwise Comparison method. The study found that the most important factors influencing engineers' decisions to produce on idle lands were grant support and marketing/purchase guarantees. Engineers indicated that the most critical services in the region where the land is allocated, for production to take place, are agricultural support and irrigation services. According to the results, costs are significant for agricultural engineers. Accordingly, minimizing the costs of establishing operations, providing marketing-related support, and intensifying agricultural support and infrastructure in the region where the land is located could enhance the effectiveness of allocating idle agricultural lands to agricultural engineers.
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Thanks
Eser Ahmet Sevim'in "Atıl Arazilerin Tarımsal Üretime Kazandırılmasında Uzman Görüşleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma: İzmir İli Örneği" başlıklı Yüksek lisans tez çalışmasından üretilmiştir.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Agricultural Policy
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
July 25, 2025
Publication Date
September 11, 2025
Submission Date
March 20, 2025
Acceptance Date
June 17, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 28 Number: 5
APA
Sevim, A., & Budak, D. B. (2025). Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 28(5), 1322-1337. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887
AMA
1.Sevim A, Budak DB. Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land. KSU J. Agric Nat. 2025;28(5):1322-1337. doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887
Chicago
Sevim, Ahmet, and Dilek Bostan Budak. 2025. “Agricultural Engineers As Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi 28 (5): 1322-37. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887.
EndNote
Sevim A, Budak DB (September 1, 2025) Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi 28 5 1322–1337.
IEEE
[1]A. Sevim and D. B. Budak, “Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land”, KSU J. Agric Nat., vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1322–1337, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887.
ISNAD
Sevim, Ahmet - Budak, Dilek Bostan. “Agricultural Engineers As Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi 28/5 (September 1, 2025): 1322-1337. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887.
JAMA
1.Sevim A, Budak DB. Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land. KSU J. Agric Nat. 2025;28:1322–1337.
MLA
Sevim, Ahmet, and Dilek Bostan Budak. “Agricultural Engineers As Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, vol. 28, no. 5, Sept. 2025, pp. 1322-37, doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Sevim, Dilek Bostan Budak. Agricultural Engineers as Alternative Producers in the Reuse of Abandoned Agricultural Land. KSU J. Agric Nat. 2025 Sep. 1;28(5):1322-37. doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1661887
