2014•Journal of Social and Development SciencesOpen access

Determinants of Income Differences of Farmers in Turkey: A Discriminate Analytical Approach

Filiz Kadı, Fatma Eban ARIKAN .

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This study aims to investigate the key factors of income of farmers for Turkey. Primary data is collected from the interviews of 300 farmers from five different regions of Turkey in 2014. Empirical study reveals positive effects of state size, estate ownership, education levels of farmers, and number of tractor on farmers’ income. This paper specifically focuses on the contribution of land distribution policies of Turkey to enhance farmers’ income.

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Key concepts: Distribution (mathematics), Estate, Business, Agricultural economics, Economics, Socioeconomics, Finance, Mathematics