Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.28, sa.9, ss.6825-6835, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
In Turkey, greenhouse cultivation started tentatively at research institutes in 1940s. Commercial greenhouses were constructed in Antalya and Izmir in 1970. Growers were provided with initial information regarding greenhouse cultivation by the agricultural extension practitioners working at the provincial and sub-provincial directorates of the ministry of agriculture. The major reasons why Antalya has become a hub of greenhouse cultivation are its climate and the agricultural extension activities carried out for the producers in the region. The sources of information that producers consult in seeking an answer to their questions about their agricultural activities or a solution to their problems vary depending on their age, experience, educational attainment, land size and the types of crops they cultivate. The present study analyses the demographics of 128 greenhouse tomato growers in Aksu, Antalya and the sources of agricultural information available to them. According to the findings obtained, the growers have been cultivating tomato in greenhouses for 23.6 years in average. The average land size and greenhouse size in the enterprises examined under the study are 15.6 decares and 4.1 decares, respectively. While 68.0% of the growers stated that their initial source of information regarding greenhouse cultivation was their father, 51.6% noted that they consulted pesticide dealers as a source of information. The statistical relationship between the educational attainment of the growers and the answers given was tested by chi-square analysis. Accordingly, it was found that there was a significant relationship between the growers' educational attainment and the sources of information they consulted with respect to economic matters.