Spatial Dimension of Change in Agricultural Land Use and Impact
Journal of the Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology, Okayama University Vol.21, No.1, pp.1-32, March 2016 Spatial Dimension of Change in Agricultural Land Use and Impact on Crop Production in Turkey Fumikazu ICHIMINAMI*, Enver Erdinç DİNÇSOY** and Meltem Okur DİNÇSOY*** Turkey has been undergoing very important economic and social changes since several decades such as economic growth, privatization of state enterprises, liberalization, and integration with the EU, and legislative reforms. All sectors in Turkey and production levels are affected by these changes during the years. Crop production in agriculture is one of the most affected sectors. Many policies by governmental/nongovernmental organizations have been applied and supported for the development of the sector such as modernization, mechanization, irrigation, road constructions, potable water, financial supports, agricultural insurance, and technical supports. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to look back and analyze the trend of agricultural changes, land use and related production levels in Turkey. Key words: land use, area harvested, crop production, agriculture, cereals, Turkey 1 INTRODUCTION Turkey. Then, we examine the existing relevant researches. Turkey is surrounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Sea of Marmara and Aegean to the west, and the While using a dot map, Erinç, S. and Tunçdilek, N. Mediterranean Sea to the south. Various mountain (1952) mapped in considerable detail the distribution ranges have continuously located in coastal areas, and of many crops such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, oats, inland is the plateau. Turkey is geographically legumes, potatoes, cotton, sugar beets, grapes, citrus classified into seven regions.
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