THE NEOLIBERAL TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN TURKEY AND THEIR MANIFESTATION IN THE HAZELNUT PRODUCTION

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The fact that many hazelnut producers have been moving away from hazelnut to the production of alternative crops is highly ironic as Turkey is one of the top producers of hazelnut in the world. The intriguing migration of producers from hazelnut to crops like kiwi needs to be explained for a variety of reasons. First of all, this has serious implications for the livelihoods of producers, and secondly it has implications for the regional and national economy. This thesis aims to analyze national and international determinants of such a serious transformation. My hypothesis is that unless the impositions of international agencies such as the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and also the European Union are taken into consideration, it may not be possible to understand the exact nature of such transformations. This dissertation would try to analyze the theoretical underpinnings behind such impositions and implementation of state policies within the context of these impositions. Finally, the thesis will look at the mechanisms of the implementations of these policies (such as pricing) by the state and the reactions of hazelnut producers to such policies. In order to explain this situation, there have been conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with farmers, traders, MNCs’ representatives, and producer unions.

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neoliberalism, agrarian change, hazelnut, turkey, third food regime

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A. Çavdar, “THE NEOLIBERAL TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN TURKEY AND THEIR MANIFESTATION IN THE HAZELNUT PRODUCTION,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2021.