Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CUSTOS E AGRONEGOCIO ON LINE, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.223-244, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
In this study, the efficiency analysis was performed in beekeeping activities in the 26 subregions of Turkey within the scope of Level 2 of the Statistical Regional Units Classification and alternative policy suggestions were presented for more effective resource use. In the study, the data obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute consisted of honey and beeswax production, the number of enterprises engaged in beekeeping activities, the number of old hives and new hives in 26 regions for the year 2023. In the study, data envelopment analysis was used to determine the technical efficiency of the regions in beekeeping activities. In the model, honey production and beeswax production were taken as outputs, and the number of enterprises engaged in beekeeping activities, the number of old hives and new hives were taken as inputs, and a model with 3 inputs and 2 outputs was created. According to the CCR model, TR62, TRA2, TR72 and TR42 regions, and according to the BCC model, TR62, TR51, TR32, TRA2, TR72, TR42, TR71, TR90, TRB2, TR10 and TRC2 regions were determined to be fully efficient. According to the CCR model, the average efficiency value of 26 regions was found as 0.63, and according to the BCC model, the average efficiency value of 26 regions was found as 0.85. According to the scale efficiency results, it was determined that TR62, TRA2, TR72 and TR42 regions operated at optimal scale, and the average scale efficiency value of the regions was found as 0.74. It was observed that 15.38% of the regions had constant returns to scale, 11.54% had decreasing returns to scale, and 73.08% had increasing returns to scale. When an evaluation was made in terms of inputs, it was seen that the number of enterprises should be reduced by 33.21%, the number of old hives by 55.20% and the number of new hives by 26.31%, and that honey production can be increased by 19.27% and beeswax production can be increased by 8.02% with the current inputs. It is recommended that producers in inefficient regions should be trained by extension staff in terms input use, and optimum use of existing resources should be ensured in order to reveal the current potential.