Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting farmers’ decision to benefit from milk incentive premium. The study was carried out in the Northwest region of Turkey, which is considered one of the most productive milk producing region and the Northeast of Turkey, where the number of cattle is the highest. The number of survey conducted in the provinces of these two regions was determined to be 540. Based on the data obtained, the regression analysis was performed using LIMDEP statistic package program with descriptive statistical analysis and univariate (binomial) probit procedure. According to the results of the study, it was determined that the farmers in the Northwest benefited more from the milk incentive premium, produce more milk for market, have higher levels of education than that of those in the Northeast, which was average. It was also observed that they generally have more productive breeds of cattle in their farms. Considering all these results, it could be thought that, it is necessary to perform animal growing more consciously in the Northeast and thus, it is a need in this region to train the animal growers, and the support policies should be restructured by considering regional differences.

Key words: Turkey, milk incentive premium, probit, regional differences.