Yem Bitkisi Üreticilerinin Tarım Sigortası Yaptırma Kararlarına Etki Eden Faktörler: Balıkesir İli Örneği

In this study, factors affecting farmers’ decisions on making agricultural insurance based on the case of Balikesir Province were examined. The research data were collected in 2018 from 82 farmers determined by simple random sampling method in Balikesir Province. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were used in data analysis. According to the results of the research, the variables of land size, agricultural experience, knowledge, and cooperative partnership affected the decisions of farmers on making agricultural insurance. Accordingly, measures to increase the average land size may also affect agricultural insurance, positively. In addition, it is recommended to increase the knowledge of farmers on insurance practices and to encourage cooperative partnerships in order to extend agricultural insurance.