Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 3
Written by Gülşen KESKİN, Osman Orkan ÖZER

In this study, factors in field crops affecting land rents are examined in the province of Antalya, in the Mediterranean Region of Türkiye. Wheat, barley, cotton and maize are chosen, and production cost data for these crops and land rents for the years 2001-2019 are used in the analyses. It is found that in Antalya, according to the crops selected, land rents are generally at a level which allowed tenants to make a profit, but that in some years, this is not possible because of a reduction in net income. Fluctuations in net income negatively affect the economic sustainability of agricultural farmers. An examination of the factors affecting land rents prices showed that in the short and long terms, diesel fuel or fertilizer support and production costs had a positive effect on land rents. Difference payment support caused an increase in land prices in the short term, and in the long term had a negative effect on rent prices. Net income caused a land rents reduction in the short term, but in the long term it caused an increase.

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