Cooperation tendencies and alternative milk marketing channels of dairy producers in Turkey: a case of Menemen.

摘要

This study determines the extent of cooperation among milk producers and analyses the milk marketing structure in Menemen-Izmir, western Turkey. The sample consists of 65 dairy farms. According to the results, 70% of the producers are shareholders of cooperatives and 49.2% of the producers are members of the National Chamber of Agriculture. In this study, 47.20% of total milk production in the farms is marketed to street sellers, 36.11% is marketed to small-scale milk processing plants, 10.1% is marketed directly to consumers and 6.6% is marketed to dairy factories. The main problems related to organization and marketing are: lack of knowledge in production, low milk prices and high cost of production.