Author/Authors :
Aydın, Başak Atatürk Toprak Su ve Tarımsal Meteoroloji Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Turkey , Unakıtan, Gökhan Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümü, Turkey
Abstract :
This research was conducted via surveys applied to agricultural enterprises of Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ provinces, identified through two phased random sampling, in order to determine the efficiency of the agricultural enterprises of the Thrace Region. The enterprises were ranked with respect to their sizes and divided into three strata, including 1-50, 51-200, and 201decares and above. In accordance with this stratified random sampling approach, number of the surveyed enterprises was determined as 169. Primarily structural characteristics of the enterprises were determined and a detailed economical analysis of the enterprises was made. The average size of the surveyed enterprises was found to be 117.49 decares. The active capital based on the average of enterprises was determined as TRY 621 052 /decares. Gross Output value, Gross Product, Net Product and Agricultural Income were found, respectively, to be TRY 56 825 , TRY 66 571 , TRY 15 951 and TRY 22 977. As a result of the economical analysis, the enterprises with an area of 1-50 decares and 51-200 decares were found economically unprofitable while enterprises with an area of 200 decares and above were determined to be economically profitable. Based on the average of enterprises, economical profitability and return on equity rates were found, respectively, to be 2.57 and 2.58, while the profitability factor was found to be 23.96. It was determined that large scaled enterprises in the investigation area obtained adequately income in return for total and equity stock which they had invested to their enterprises and small and medium scaled enterprises could not obtain satisfactory income in return for capital which they had invested to their enterprises.
