Abstract
AN INVESTIGATION ON ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE: THE EXAMPLE OF İSPIR DISTRICT
In this study, it is intended to determine the current situation of agricultural cooperatives located in the Ispir district of Erzurum Province and how and in which way they carry on their activities. Surveys were conducted to this end in the study with approximately 65.00% of the partners of the agricultural cooperatives in the region and the data obtained from these were classified under two categories as the co-operatives established under the Cooperatives Act number 1163 and the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives and Associations Act number 1581and the received information have been summarized as Charts. It has been concluded that the activities of existing agricultural cooperatives in the region are extremely limited, some of them are not active and especially the situation of cooperatives other than the agricultural credit cooperatives that receive state aid was even worse.
Keywords
Agriculture, Cooperative, Agricultural Cooperative, İspir