Ipard Supported Beekeeping Businesses’ Socio-economical Structure and Problems: A Case Study of Van

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In this study, IPARD (Instrument for Precession on Agricultural and Rural Development) promoted businesses are examined in Vanprovince based on investments on agricultural businesses to restructure and upgrade to community standards. The aim of thisstudy is to determine not only whether IPARD programme has led the businesses modernization or improved the number of theenterprises but also defining the problems by examining the business managers’ socioeconomically statuses and thereforesuggesting solutions, in Van Province, holds an important place in honey production throughout Turkey. The study was conducte don full count method of 94 businesses through filled questionnaires based on 2016’s production data. The mean age of the businessmanagers is 36,4 and men/women percentage is 79% to 21 % respectively. 43% of the managers are found to live on by justbeekeeping, while 57% has off-farm income. Examined businesses owners’ questionnaires showed 71% are pleased to dobeekeeping and the rest not. Government supported businesses percentage is 19, while 89% is not supported by the government.When the educational level is examined 69% of the businesses had had some education about beekeeping, while 31% had nothad any