A Research on Participation of Creditor Companies and Farmers To Irrigation Investment Funds in Konya Plain Project Area

Authors : Muhittin ÇELEBİ, Coşkun SAĞLAM

Pages : 101-105

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Publication Date : 2011-06-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Konya Closed Basin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(KCB); with very limited water resources has large-scale irrgated farmland. From 1907, 374.260 hectares insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ha); area has been irrigated in Konya Plain Project insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(KOP);. When the Project is completed, the irrigated area will be about 617.923 ha. Unless the budget appropriation is increased substantially, the project will be ended in a long time. Therefore, contributions of investors and farmers to the KOP investment fund for irrigation systems are necessary to accelerate the completion of those projects., After this, agricultural income will increase through a process of profitable production and marketing. In this study, farmers and directors of the Irrigation Cooperative insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IC); and Çumra Water Users Association insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WUA); were surveyed by regarding participation of the Creditor Company and farmers in the fund for investment and management of agricultural enterprises. The results showed that about 75% of farmers will contribute to the investment fund.
Keywords : Konya Ovaları Projeleri KOP, Üretim, Pazarlama, Sulama yatırımları