Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Tekirdag Agricultural Faculty, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.344-358, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
In this study, types of biological and biotechnical (B/BT) control support, the status of benefiting from B/BT control support by products and the size of the area to which support was applied were examined. Moreover, with this study, producers' reasons for applying to B/BT control supports, satisfaction with B/BT supports, and decisions to continue using support were determined. In addition, the possibility of producers to continue using B/BT products even without support explored. The research is unique in that it examines manufacturers' approach to B/BT support practices. A survey was conducted with 108 producers selected through stratified sampling in Antalya, Isparta and Burdur provinces selected as the research area. It was determined that the vast majority of producers have been using B/BT products every year without interruption and have benefited from B/BT control supports every year, production areas where B/BT application applied also increased. 69.4% of the producers stated that they are satisfied with the support of B/BT control, 85.2% will continue to benefit from support, and 77.8% will continue to implement B/BT control even if there is no support. The main factors in adopting and sustaining these practices are the pest control performance of B/BT applications and the possibility to sell in higher price the crops which applied B/BT control methods, in the market. It was investigated by logistic regression analysis which factors influence the probability of producers to continue B / BT control applications even without support. The producers' education, satisfaction level of support and consultancy service have an effect on the producers' continued B/BT implementation even if they do not receive support. The strongest predictor of reporting a decision to continue using B /BT control products is the level of education. B/BT control support should continue, technical support and training-publication studies should be carried out for applications, and a conscious consumer approach should be developed for products produced with this method.