The marketing research status of cooperative managers within the context of agricultural organization policies in the EU harmonization process: The case of Canakkale province

This study was done to examine the marketing research status of the managers of the dairy agricultural cooperatives in Canakkale within the context of organizational policies carried out in the EU harmonization process. The surveys conducted with 191 dairy cooperative managers determined by full counting method, constitute the material of this study. This study emphasizes that cooperatives play an important role in agricultural marketing activities both in Turkey and Canakkale. © Medwell Journals, 2011.