Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Choice of Support Policies Applied in Cotton Production by Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of ‘Kahramanmaraş’ Province

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In this study, it was aimed to determine the importance level of the factors that are effective in the choice of alternative support policies applied to cotton and to calculate the preference degrees according to each criterion of the cotton producers in Kahramanmaraş. In the study, the results of a face-to-face survey with 67 producers in Kahramanmaraş province were used. Within the scope of the research, the producers were asked to rate the difference in payment support, input support, direct payment support, and target price support policies, taking into account high yield, quality product, timely payment, and ease of marketing. It was determined that they would prefer the policy option that enables them to make the most profit when the factors to be taken into consideration by the producers while evaluating the support policies are examined. It has been seen that the most important criterion among the agricultural production aims of the producers is “raising the standard of living”, the most important factor they will consider to increase production is “good price”, and the most important factor they will consider in a policy to be implemented is “giving a good price”. Producers have been found to prefer payment preferences with different priorities; difference payment and direct payment support in terms of providing a high yield, input support for providing quality products, and paying target price support at the appropriate time. Considering all supports, it has been determined that the producers prefer difference payment support first and input support second.