Sustainable Use of Medicinal Aromatic Plants and Employment of Women in Its Production: Case of Kumbag-Ucmakdere Area

dc.authorwosidÖzdemir, Gülen/ABA-4460-2020
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, G.
dc.contributor.authorSağlam, Cihangir
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:45:08Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:45:08Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentFakülteler, Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümü
dc.description.abstractTurkey, with a plant species of about 9000, is one of the countries hosting a rich natural flora in the climate belt it is located in. Considering the fact that Europe which is 15 times larger than Turkey hosts 12 000 species, our natural wealth can be seen more clearly. As the cornerstone of the agriculture sector in Turkey, an important element of the agricultural businesses the participation of women in the work power is 23.4%, which is considerably lower than the average of European Union (58.3%). In this study, with the example of Kumbag-Ucmakdere, what could be done for the utilisation of the women employment potential in terms of economics and the sustainable use of natural flora wealth is discussed. As a result of the study it was found out that the most widely collected plants in these villages were linden, oregano and sage, most commonly marketed products were linden (51.0%), sage (39.2%) and oregano (21.6%). In accordance with the findings of the study it was also discovered that in the condition of earning a reasonable income from these plants the women would continue the related activities (60.7%).
dc.identifier.endpage1396
dc.identifier.issn1311-5065
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79251522548
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage1382
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/9937
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000287009900022
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorÖzdemir, G.
dc.institutionauthorSağlam, Cihangir
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherScibulcom Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Environmental Protection and Ecology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectmedicinal aromatic plants
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectwomen employment
dc.subjectKumbag-Ucmakdere area
dc.titleSustainable Use of Medicinal Aromatic Plants and Employment of Women in Its Production: Case of Kumbag-Ucmakdere Area
dc.typeArticle

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