Analysis of greenhouse tomato farmers' input usage decisions: The case of Mugla

Greenhouses are intensive agricultural lands, synthetic chemicals are used intensively. In this research aimed to analyze the farmers', who grow greenhouse tomato in Mugla district, decision of purchase and use of input and usage level of input and to develop recommendations for technical and economical sustainability of greenhouse tomato production. For this purpose, data of 93 farmers who have been included in the extent of the research by proportional sampling method were analysed. In the analysis of data, firstly socio-economic characteristics of the farms were examined. After that, technical and economic analysis of greenhouse tomato production were performed. According to the results of economic analysis, average net profit for single crop tomato production in plastic and glass greenhouse were calculated as 4442.58 TL/da, 3924.45 TL/da respectively. Average net profit in plastic and glass greenhouse were calculated as 3303.90 TL/da, 9152.14 TL/da respectively for fall tomato production, were calculated as -422.56 TL/da, 1610.82 TL/da respectively for spring tomato production. Farmers are very sensitive for the use of licensed with any residue problems, the use of non-drug problem remains licensed, the dwell time between spraying and harvest date. Price was determined as the most important criteria in terms of input usage for greenhouse tomato farmers. According to the results of Data Envelopment Analysis, average efficiency scores in CCR model were determined as between 55%-76% in plastic greenhouses and between 63%-81% in glass greenhouses.