Analysis of Wheat Farming Enterprises according to Farm Accounting Data Network (FADN) System in Çanakkale

Abstract

This study aims to determine the economic size and standard results of the agricultural enterprises growing heat in the Kumkale plain of Çanakkale province according to the Farm Accounting Data Network (FADN) system. For this reason, 59 businesses were surveyed according to the simple random sampling method in Kumkale Plain, where wheat production is concentrated. The classification of enterprises according to economic size was made according to 5 groups. It was determined that 32.20% of agriculture al enterprises were in the 1st economic size business group, 15.25% were in the 2nd economic size business group, 18.64% were in the 3rd economic size business group, 16.95% were in the 4th economic size business group and 16.96% were in the 5th economic size business group. According to the results obtained from the businesses covered by the research, their economic size ranges between 2.14 and 98.86 ESU values. The average of businesses is 24,03 ESU. Total income of agricultural enterprises by economic size groups ranges from 32,669.96 TL (Turkish Lira) to 1,008,939.30 TL, gross operating profit, 7,953.32 TL to 754,769.83 TL, net value added of enterprises, 4,184.66 TL to 736,240.61 TL, net operating family income -13,049,82 TL to 631.720,36 TL. In the 1st and 2nd economic size groups, the net business family value was found to be negative.