Comparison of Organic and Conventional Wheat in Terms of Efficiency and Cost in Turkey: 217 A Case Study of Erzurum Province Uzundumlu, A.S.; Tamşen, M.; Bilgiç, A. Comparison of organic and conventional wheat in terms of efficiency and cost in Turkey: a case study of Erzurum Province Reception of originals: 08/14/2020 Release for publication: 05/05/2021 Ahmet Semih Uzundumlu Ph.D in Agricultural Economics Institution: Ataturk University, Department of Agricultural Economics. P.O.Box: 25240, Erzurum, Turkey E-mail:
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[email protected]. Abdulbaki Bilgiç Ph.D in Agricultural Economics Institution: Ataturk University, Department of Agricultural Economics, P.O.Box: 25240, Erzurum, Turkey E-mail:
[email protected]. Abstract This study aimed to compare organic and conventional wheat production in Erzurum province in terms of efficiency and cost to reveal which branch of production is more advantageous. The research data consists of 150 surveys from Aşkale, Hinis, Aziziye, Palandoken, and Yakutiye districts of Erzurum province. According to the data obtained, the wheat production amount of the management and land size as input, change costs, and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium ratios in fertilizer were evaluated by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). According to fixed and variable return, DEA and Bootstrap efficiency values were determined. As a result of the study, according to fixed return, while efficiency was 83,4% in DEA and 80,4% in Bootstrap, respectively. According to the variable return, efficiency was 85,8% in DEA and 81,5% in Bootstrap, respectively.