Willingness of farmers to establish a renewable energy (solar and wind) cooperative in NW Turkey
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Tarih
2021
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This study was conducted to investigate farmers’ desire to benefit from renewable energy (solar and wind) in northwestern provinces in Turkey. The willingness of farmers to establish a renewable energy cooperative was also investigated in this study. The relationships between the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers and their willingness to establish a renewable energy cooperative were analyzed with the aid of nonparametric tests. According to Mann–Whitney U-test, farmers’ age, frequency of visits to agricultural organizations, internet use to reach information, land size, and the province where they live were effective on farmers’ willingness to establish a renewable energy cooperative. Additionally, 91.34% of the participant farmers were worried about climate change, and 70.84% were willing to receive training about climate change. Of the participant farmers, 65.88% were willing to establish a renewable energy cooperative. Extension programs should be organized by policymakers about renewable energy cooperatives, and such programs will provide significant public benefits.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Climate change, Cooperative, Farmer, Renewable energy, Turkey, Willingness
Kaynak
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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Cilt
14
Sayı
6
Künye
Everest, B. (2021). Willingness of farmers to establish a renewable energy (solar and wind) cooperative in NW turkey. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(6) doi:10.1007/s12517-021-06931-9
