مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - THE EVALUATION OF THE POINT OF VIEWS OF THE PRODUCERS WHO SUPPLY RAW MILK TO MILK ROUNDSMEN: ANTALYA PROVINCE CASE

Abstract :

The study was carried out to evaluate the point of view of the milk producers on the milk roundsman system, which is one of the main problematic issues, and to reveal the reasons of milk producer preferences in Antalya Province. The main material of the research consists of the original data obtained from a survey involving face to face interviews with producers supplying milk to roundsman or being a self roundsman within Antalya province. In the context of the study, 74 producers were chosen among milk producers in the research area according to the simple random sampling method. Out of 74 producers, 94,6% were the residents of Central district and 5,4% were the residents of Serik district. The evaluation of this research data was made by the help of the techniques such as chart creation, rational changes, and triple importance evaluation based on the producers’ choices. The results of the study indicated that 56,8% (42) of the milk producers had been marketing the milk on their own, and 43,2% (32) had been selling the milk to the roundsmen. The main reason that lies behind the producers’ preference on the way of selling their milk to roundsmen seems to be higher milk prices for their milk products. To provide healthier milk to the consumers, both raw milk marketing network and producers should be guided accurately, and for this reason, milk processing facilities, raw milk collecting and distribution networks should be inspected more carefully. To avoid milk roundsman system, more reasonable price policies should be applied for the raw milk suppliers, and the importance and necessity of milk collecting centers in good conditions should be considered more.