Abstract:
This study has three main objectives. Firstly, to p
ut forward 2013 Turkey National
Dairy Summit participants’ opinions about milk poli
cy; secondly, to determine the
possible factors affecting these opinions and final
ly; to put forth the solutions which were
suggested by the participants for the determined pr
oblems. To achieve these goals, 83
participants were interviewed in the dairy summit.
43% of participants were agricultural
engineers, 19% food engineers, 14% veterinarians, a
nd 24% of them were from other
occupations. The opinions of the participants on cu
rrent milk policies in Turkey have
been categorized as; ‘effective’, ‘undecided’,’ ine
ffective’, ‘not effective at all’. When
responses of ‘effective’ were compared to the other
three opinion groups using
multinomial logistic regression, the results showed
that factors such as, participants’
being an agricultural engineer, a veterinary practi
tioner, their education levels and their
involvement in milk related issues within their occ
upation have distinguishing
characteristics. Among the participants, 40% were o
f the opinion that the subsidiaries
should be subject to milk quality and hygiene stand
ards. Study findings indicated that a
milk strategy plan should be prepared for the milk
market to gain stability in the long
term. To be effective in the market, this plan also
should include regional feed and
production strategy and should be prepared together
with dairy farmer organizations.
Keywords:
Dairy Policy, Dairy Policy Tools, Turkey.
