Asırı Sulamanın Toplumsal-Ekinsel Nedenlerinin Çözümlenmesi - Harran Ovası Örneği-

Analyzing Socio-Cultural Causes of Excessive Irrigation in Tribal Societies and Extension Needs: A Case Study of Harran Plain

Yasar Aktas, Fatma Ocal Kara and Alper Demirdogen

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Abstract: The construction of Ataturk Dam, and the establishment of the irrigation facilities were created wrong irrigation, economic and environmental problems in addition to a heavy cost to the Republic of Turkey. The purpose of this study is to analyze the socio-cultural connection of producer’ over-irrigation on Harran Plain and may help to develop a research outline for similar studies. Theoretical study is based on the "Situational Functional Approach". Research under the Harran Plain a questionnaire were made with the 163 subjects constist of 86 producers in eight villages, 12 irrigation union presidents and general secretaries, 5 agricultural chamber presidents and agricultural engineers working in these officers, 26 pesticide dealers, 34 extentionst at provincial and district directorates of agriculture.

Keywords: over irrigation; tribe; cotton agriculture; socio-cultural structure; behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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