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An analysis of socio-economic and environmental sustainability of goat production in the Taurus Mountain Villages in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey, with consideration of gender roles

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This paper aims to reveal socio-economic and environmental sustainability of goat production in the Taurus Mountains’ villages in Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey: with consideration of gender roles. Goat production sector is the most important livelihood activity in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to various new regulations of the Ministry of Forestry, goat production in the mountainous villages of Taurus Mountains has been banned for recent year for various reasons such as; the destruction of shoots and branches in trees, forest degradation and erosion. Therefore, goat production is decreasing dramatically in that region. Data were collected in 4 districts of 8 villages in which goat production has been done intensively (two villages in each district) by face to face interview with 52 women and 58 men. Data were analyzed in Statistical Program of Social Science (SPSS). According to our findings, goat production has different affects on the lives of men and women and the sustainability of the sector is dependent on social factors, primarily education.

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  1. Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova, 01330, Adana, Turkey

    Müge K. Davran & Arzu Secer

  2. Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova, 01330, Adana, Turkey

    Sezen Ocak

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Davran, M.K., Ocak, S. & Secer, A. An analysis of socio-economic and environmental sustainability of goat production in the Taurus Mountain Villages in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey, with consideration of gender roles. Trop Anim Health Prod 41, 1151 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-008-9295-2

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Keywords

  • Gender
  • Goat production
  • Sustainability
  • Taurus Mountain villages
  • Turkey