This study has been carried out to determine the household fish consumption structure and purchase behaviors in urban areas of Van Province. The main data of this study has been compiled through questionnaires from 260 households. In the analysis of the data, frequency tables, chi-square independence test were used and the relationships between the quantity of fish consumption of the households and some socio–demographic categorical variables have been examined through f and t tests. It has been determined that 89.2 % of the participating households consume fish while 10.8 % do not. Nearly a third (35.7 %) of the households that do not consume fish do so for the smell of the fish. 84.1 % of the households consume fish in winter. 87.2 % consume fresh fish while 40 % consume fish by frying. Mostly preferred fish are anchovy, trout and tarek respectively. It has been determined that the amounts of fish consumption per month per household and per person are 6.3 kg and 1.4 kg respectively. It has also been determined that households with children, employed head and owning the house consume more fish than those households without children, unemployed head and tenants. Keywords: Fish consumption, socio-demographic factors, consumer preferences, consumer analysis, Van

In this study, we have identified the effects of socio-demographic and economic factors of household heads and households on monthly expenditures of fresh and frozen fruit and vegetable in Turkey using the bivariate Tobit model. The results show that both the probability and monthly spending levels of household fruit and vegetable consumption increase with increasing in age of household heads, educational levels of household heads, married household heads, household income, and the number of adults in a family, while male-headed households, working household heads, the households that receive in-kind help from the government or private sector, and the use of internet at home decrease both the likelihood and spending levels of fruit and vegetable consumption in Turkey. The results in the study may contribute to the stakeholders to identify and implement effective marketing strategies and also develop more effective policies for the government to improve nutritional levels for certain dwellings for which the government include them in the certain state-initiated benefit program.

Peynir, protein ve kalsiyum bakımından zengin bir gıda maddesi olmasının yanı sıra, uluslararası ticarette de önemli bir yere sahiptir. Dünya süt ürünleri ihracatının %40,3‘ü peynir ticaretinden oluşmaktadır. Avrupa Birliği ülkelerinden Almanya, Hollanda, Fransa, İtalya ve Danimarka yanında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Yeni Zelanda ve Avusturalya uluslararası peynir ticaretinde önemli bir paya sahiptir. Almanya, Hollanda, Fransa, İtalya ve Danimarka 2016 yılı itibariyle dünya peynir ticaretinin %54,8‘ini ve Avrupa Birliği toplam peynir ihracatının %71,8‘ini gerçekleştirmektedir. Türkiye 2016 yılındaki 150 milyon dolar peynir ihracatı ile dünya sıralamasında 25. sırada yer almaktadır. Türkiye süt ürünleri ihracatının %45,0‘i peynir ihracatından oluşmaktadır. Türkiye ve AB uluslararası peynir ticaretinde net ihracatçı konumdadır. Çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye peynir sektörünün uluslararası ticaretteki rekabet gücünü belirlemek ve AB ve seçilmiş AB üyesi ülkelerle karşılaştırmaktır. Çalışmanın verileri Uluslararası Ticaret Merkezi veri tabanından (2001-2016) derlenmiştir. Uluslararası rekabet gücünü ölçmede Balassa (RCA) ve Vollrath (RXA, RTA, RC) indeksleri kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada bu indekslerin yanı sıra uluslararası rekabet gücünün karşılaştırılmasında Ticaret Dengesi İndeksi de kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada, Türkiye‘nin ortalama RXA, RTA, RC ve TBI indeks sonuçları sırasıyla 0,44, 0,34, 1,51 ve 0,49 ve AB-28‘için bu sonuçlar sırasıyla 2,21, 0,34, 0,17 ve 0,10 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Türkiye uluslararası peynir ticaretinde karşılaştırmalı avantaja sahip olmasına rağmen, AB‘nin avantajı, Türkiye‘ye göre daha fazladır.

A study was conducted to determine the input efficiencies of 43 dairy cattle farms under the aegis of Agricultural Development Cooperative in Erikler Village of Center Town of Kirklareli Province in Western Turkey. Data envelopment analysis was used. The technical, allocative and economical efficiencies were found to be as 0.66, 0.43 and 0.23 respectively. The analysis results showed that only 23.26% of the farms were efficient (they had constant return to scale) regarding the usage of major inputs while the remaining 76.74% had increasing return to scale, indicating that these farms could maintain the current output with decreasing current inputs. The current output (gross production value) per cow could be maintained by saving 46.56, 46.72, 42.96, and 45.20% dry weed (kg), straw (kg), concentrated feed (kg), and labour (hour), respectively along with 39.82% veterinary and 46.73% the other expenses.