The Examination of the Manager Profile of Dairy Agricultural Development Cooperatives: The Case of Canakkale Province

This study was conducted to examine manager profiles in agricultural cooperatives. The surveys conducted with 191 dairy cooperative managers, determined by full counting method, constitute the material of this study. According to the results of the study, cooperatives have an important share (69%) in the milk production of Canakkale. In addition, the tendencies of cooperatives' managers on education, participation in agricultural activities and contact with experts were found to be higher. According to the findings of the study, management experience and partner numbers, the management experience and the status of training provision to partners, participation in agricultural activities and the status of training provision to partners, the status of the frequency of contact with experts and participation in agricultural activities were found to be statistically significant.