Samsun İli Organik Fındık Tarımsal Üretici Birliklerinde Üye Memnuniyeti

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the level of member satisfaction and its influencing factors in the Organic Hazelnut Agricultural Producer Union (OHAPU) of the Samsun Province. The data of this study was collected through surveys from 92 members in the Samsun Province using the Simple Random Sampling Method. The factors affecting the levels of the members' satisfaction were analyzed by the Ordered Probit Model. The research results showed that while 52% of the members were highly satisfied with the union, 30% and 18% of the members were satisfied at moderate and low levels, respectively. The empirical model results showed also that while the variables of the education level of the member, marketing hazelnut through the unions, participation in education, the member's commitment to the union and the trust level of the member in other members had statistically positive effects on the satisfaction level of the members towards the union, the variables of gender and frequency of visits to the union had statistically negative effects. Therefore, the union's taking a more active role in marketing of the hazelnut of the members, increasing the participation of the members to training programs, encouraging more women to become a member of the union, increasing the members' trust in and commitment to their unions could increase the members' satisfaction to their union.

Iğdır ilindeki çiftçi örgütlerinin mevcut durumu ve yönetici profili

“…Yücel ve Acar (2018) tarafından Sinop ili Su Ürünleri Kooperatifleriyle yaptıkları araştırmada da temel sorunlar; ortak sayısı yetersizliği, yeni ortak katılımı olmaması, ortakların düzenli aidat ödememesi ve kooperatif konusunda ortakların risk almaması olarak belirlenmiştir. Kılıç Topuz ve Bozoğlu (2018) tarafından Samsun ilindeki Fındık Tarımsal Üretici Birliklerinin en önemli sorunları sırasıyla; kayıt dışı üretim, sermaye yetersizliği, devlet desteğinin yetersizliği ve aracıların rekabette üstün olması olarak belirlenmiştir. Tarımsal örgütlerin belirlenen hedeflerine ulaşmalarında bölgedeki diğer paydaşlar ile olan ekonomik ve sosyal ilişkilerinin geliştirilmesi oldukça önemlidir.…”