Food inflation in turkey and the vicious cycle in agriculture: Structural problems

KESKİN G.

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, vol.29, no.12, pp.11102-11110, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Journal Name: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.11102-11110
  • Keywords: Food inflation, Food security, Producer organizations, Small agricultural businesses, Structural problems, Sustainability
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Since 2017, inflation in Turkey has reached double figures, and food inflation has occurred at a higher rate than general inflation. For this reason, economic and agricultural authorities have focused on the reasons for the increase in the prices of food and agricultural products, and it has been noted that structural problems in agriculture play a basic and significant role in this increase. Basically, long-term problems have recently begun to show their effects. One of the main reasons for this is the important changes in the support system after 2001, and the ineffectiveness of producers’ organizations in the agricultural markets. Thus, economic organization of producers into a cooperative system is of particular importance at this stage. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to carry out educational activities to change producers’ perceptions of cooperatives, and to take measures to encourage an increase in their effectiveness. This study examined the structural problems causing the price increases in food and agricultural products, and focused in particular on producer organizations which could relieve the problems and disadvantages suffered by small businesses.