The Effect of'Agricultural Training on Farmers: The Case of Ataturk University

In the study, it was tried to determine the effect of the applied trainings carried out in the farmer training center of Ataturk University and to determine what the changes in producer behaviors were after the trainings. The primary data source was the data obtained through questionnaires from 149 producers who received training at the farmer training center operating within Ataturk University Crop Production Application and Research Center between 2016-2021. In addition, the related literature, websites, reports, and statistics from related institutions and organizations were used as secondary data. The results from the questionnaires were presented with cross-tabs and descriptive analyses. Whether or not the farmers participating in the trainings prepared projects for national or international institutions were taken as the dependent variable and the relationship between the operator and business characteristics affecting the dependent variable was examined with the logistic regression analysis method. A farmer had the opportunity to receive more than one training in the fields of animal breeding, plant breeding, agricultural supports, agricultural insurance, project preparation techniques, Faculty of Agriculture and visionary farmer identity, rural women entrepreneurs, cooperatives adult education. It has been observed that farmer training has a positive effect on production, adoption of innovations, and sustainability. It has been revealed that the farmers participating in the training use their knowledge and skills in their businesses and daily lives in line with their possibilities and share them with other producers around them.