Determination of factors affecting entrepreneurship decisions of women farmers in rural area: A case study for Bayındır district of İzmir province

In this research, the factors of affecting the entrepreneurship decisions of women farmers engaged in crop production in irrigable lands in Bayındır district of İzmir province were analysed. In the research, Data was collected from 81 women farmers by survey. In the analysis of the data; Women farmers are divided into two groups as 10 decare and less land and farmers with more than 10 decare. According to the research findings; the average age of women farmers is 49.91 years and the average agricultural experience time is 20.15 years. The average land size is 14.20 decares. In this study, logistic regression (logit) model was used to determine the factors of affecting the probability of fruit growing by women farmers and a positive correlation was found between the possibility of fruit growing and their land size. Most of the women farmers included in the research provide their own capital through personel savings. In the study, Fuzzy Pair Wise Comparison method was used to evaluate the criteria that women attach importance to when making entrepreneurship decision. According to the results of the research; family structure and social environment were the most important criteria for women farmers.