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    Adaptation to sustainable energy use: A case study on agricultural cooperatives
    (Academic Publication Council, 2022) Yildirim, Mustafa; Everest, Bengu
    Energy use rates are continuously growing with an increasing population. Rising energy needs then accelerate the depletion of fossil fuels. To ensure a sustainable future, renewable energy sources should be used worldwide. With the initiation of the industrial revolution, humankind started to use the world's energy resources without thinking about nature and future generations. Excessive consumption of available resources polluted the environment and altered climate patterns. Depleting fossil fuels in the near future and climate change will force world countries to tend to renewable energy sources. The present research was conducted to investigate the renewable energy awareness and adaptation of managers of agricultural development cooperatives composed of farmers, the most vulnerable segment of society to climate change. With the questionnaires, data were gathered about the general status of agricultural cooperatives, the socio-economic status of cooperative managers, managers' level of knowledge, and awareness of renewable energy resources. Survey data were subjected to fuzzy pairwise comparison and chi-square tests. Present findings revealed that cooperative managers had a medium level of knowledge on renewable energy. In addition, the cooperatives were willing to use and invest in renewable energy. This finding may guide policymakers in renewable energy investment decision-making.
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    Socio-economic Structure of Farmers That Make Sheep Breeding and Practices Related to Their Sheep Breeding Activities
    (Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ Rektorlugu, 2019) Ozsayin, Damla; Everest, Bengu
    Aim of this study was to examine the socio-economic structure of farmers of sheep breeding in Gokceada district of Canakkale province and to determine their practices related to farmers' breeding activity. The data of the present study were obtained from surveying of 125 farms of sheep breeding by using the simple random sampling method. Descriptive statistics and 5-point likert-type scale were used to analyze the data. According to the results of study, it was found that the average age of farmers was 48.2 years, the average year of schooling of farmers was 7.8, the average household size was 4.2 persons, the average experience of farmers in sheep breeding was also 24 years and 10.4% of the farmers had the highest income (>= 50.001TL). Furthermore, the most factor that is pay attention in brood stock selection and in the milking were determined as ''I look at the physical characteristics of the animal'' and ''keeping to hygienic measures of farmer that make milking'' concept for farmers that dealing with sheep breeding, respectively. As a result, this study is expected to contribute district's economy and to rural development.