The effects of different land reallocation models applied in land consolidation projects on parcel transposition: Example of Karatepe village, Turkey

It is known that in agricultural countries, problems related to agricultural structure significantly affect agricultural production. One of the most serious of these problems involves the farming of fragmented, scattered and irregular shaped agricultural parcels. Land consolidation projects are one of the most important studies for the elimination of these problems. Enhancing the sustainability of land consolidation projects and applying the projects to larger areas will make these projects successful. Two different land reallocation models (Model A and Model B) were used in this study for Konya-Sarayonu-Karatepe Village land consolidation project. The study attempted to determine the extent to which the parcellation plans obtained after the application affected the success of the project. Data indicated that while the number of parcels was 351 before the consolidation, it became 143 in Model A and 141 in Model B. In addition, in Model A, 59.1% of the total areas were allocated to their previous locations, on behalf of their owners; while in Model B, 55.9% of the total areas were allocated to their previous locations, on behalf of their owners. A statistical analysis was conducted by determining the areas of the landholdings in a block, before and after the project. Statistical analyses indicated that the correlation coefficient (r) was 0.672 for Model A and 0.615 for Model B. According to these results, Model B yielded more successful results than Model A in terms of re-allocating the parcels in their previous locations.