AWARENESS LEVEL OF LEADER WOMEN FARMERS ABOUT ORGANIC LIVESTOCK

Abstract

Intensive livestock animal production has been preferred in order to meet food requirements of increasing population since 1950’s. However, especially in baby foods, organic farming products are getting preferred because of any harmfull supplements in natural conditions. Organic farming is getting popular because of increasing demand for natural foods especially in baby foods and higher incomed peoples. At the same time, organic animal products are being preferred as a new trend. Lack of environmental pollutants, large scale of agricultural lands and the presence of native breed livestock animals provide the significant opportunities for the promotion of organic livestock in Turkey. However, Turkey has not met the demand for animal products produced as organic. Small scale livestock enterprise, low education level and inefficient producer organizations are lead to this results. In this study, awareness level of the leader women farmers who have higher education and leadership skills than the other women farmers on organic livestock animal production was determined.