The productivity of Turkey's agricultural production on provincial basis

Given the geographical location, seasonal features and historical-cultural features, agriculture has always been extremely important in Turkey. In this study, using the data from 81 provinces in Turkey between 2007 and 2015, it was analyzed whether agricultural production is efficient or not. As the methodology, the Data Envelopment Analysis based Malmquist Productivity Index is used. The input set has been determined as number of tractors used in plant production, number of laborers in agricultural sector, the cultivated area used in agriculture and the amount of fertilizer used in agriculture, while the output set has been determined as the amount of income generated by the agricultural production activities of 81 provinces between 2007 and 2015 in the gross domestic product (GDP) of that province. In the given period, the province with the greatest increase in agricultural productivity was Hakkari, while the province with the greatest decrease in agricultural productivity was Karaman. In total, an overall increase in agricultural productivity was observed in Turkey.