Agriculture

  2010 AUG 7 - (VerticalNews.com) -- According to recent research published in the Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment, "The financial crisis that started with the developments in the US mortgage market in August 2007 showed its impact on global financial markets and organizations in September 2008."

  "Agricultural sector is one of the sectors which would be affected widely from crises. In this paper the impacts of global financial crises on oilseed sector in Turkey were studied," wrote I.C. Ceylan and colleagues, Ankara University ...read more

  2010 AUG 5 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "In this study, the effects of the various land cultivation systems on production costs, efficiency and resource usage have been compared for ''conventional'' and ''protective'' wheat production. The study has been conducted in the Turkish region Tekirdag with intensive agricultural practices encompassing 80 enterprises having 120 ha or more of wheat," scientists writing in the Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment report ...read more

  2010 AUG 5 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "This paper attempted to assess competitiveness vis-a-vis olive oil exporting countries over 1990-2006 period. For competitive comparison of Turkey with the main olive oil exporters, the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Comparative Export Performance (CEP) and Market Share Index (MSI) were calculated," investigators in Izmir, Turkey report.

  "Using these indices in the multidimensional scaling (MDS) and fuzzy clustering methods, similarities and differences between the olive oil exporter countries were specified. The data source was the FAO AgroStat database considering export and import data. According to the results, Tunisia has a comparative advantage for all periods. Tunisia is followed by Spain and Greece. In contrast, Turkey seems to be losing its advantages. Turkey has faced stronger competition, especially from the European Union (EU) countries, but Turkey resembles Syria and Greece. According to MDS and fuzzy clustering, there are three main clusters. In the first cluster, the EU countries, showing a competitive position, are classified. The second cluster includes only Tunisia, with a comparative advantage. The last cluster is composed of Greece, Turkey and Syria, which are less competitive. In fact the explanation for Turkey losing its advantages is more complex than one may think. There is structural problem that is challenging Turkey. Natural constraints like alternance, land fragmentation, high level of small producers, the incapacity to invest in new technologies and marketing systems, high production costs are the main factors contributing to Turkey's competitiveness," wrote B. Turkekul and colleagues, Ege University ...read more