TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Case Study of Increasing Income of Dairy Cattle in Rural Area in Western Part of Turkey
AU - Kocturk, O. Murat 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 9
SP  - 1685
EP  - 1688
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.1685.1688
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1685.1688
KW  - Dairy cattle farms
KW  -income growth
KW  -co-operative
KW  -women
KW  -rural development
KW  -life standards
KW  -Turkey
AB  - The aim of this study is to investigate the results of government supported dairy cattle farming production in rural area. The project was conducted by a co-operative. All members of co-operative are women.  The  research  was  carried  out  in  Izmir’s Kiraz country Yaglar village. Forty  eight  partners  of the 100 partners co-operative were interviewed and the data collected were analyzed. While, the number of animals of 16 companies dealing with dairy farming was 6 on average before the co-operative, the average number of animals is 8.93 after the cooperative. While, the dairy milk yield 73 L on average, this rate went up to 117.7 L for 48 dairy farms. The annual income of members of the cooperative before the project was $2831.8 an average, this  amount  raised  to  $5324.1  after  the  project  increasing  53.18%.  Dairy  farming  project carried out by co-operatives have resulted positively in terms of villagers life standards and income growth in areas, where land allocation is not well-balanced and not adequate. In this manner, migration from rural to urban areas has been reduced to a certain extent and production and income growth in rural areas have contributed positively to both farmers and national economy.
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