The agricultural policies applied for hazelnut: Case of Sakaryaprovince

In Turkey, which holds the world hazelnut production, whole hazelnut agriculture is done in the Black Sea region. Sakarya province is ranked 4th with 13% share in the ranking of provinces where hazelnuts are produced most. In the province of Sakarya where hazelnut production is made, the contribution of this product to the regional economy is extremely important. The purpose of this study is to examine the agricultural policies applied in hazelnut in Sakarya province to find solutions to the problems by identifying producer problems and to contribute to the provincial economy. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 166 hazelnut producers. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the problems of hazelnut producers; increased input prices, product prices remained stable, government policies were inadequate, the impact of organizations such as Fiskobirlik disappeared day by day, and foreign companies in the export of hazelnuts were at the forefront. The measures to be taken as a result of the research are; in hazelnut production as much as 70% promoting a high rate with manufacturers in Turkey, the reorganization of this sense agricultural policy, eliminating the effects of foreign companies to determine the manufacturer of the product price, as in previous periods of SPO and was designated as the Fiskobirlik nuts should be provided again the exporter. Key Words: Hazelnut, Hazelnut Production, Agricultural Policies, Sakarya