Analysis of Preferences for Milk and Milk Products of Consumers
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2021
Yazarlar: Sait ENGİNDENİZ, Turgay TAŞKIN, Awo Abdoulaye Gbadamonsi, Aysar Shihab Ahmed, Alpha Saloum Cisse, Ahmed Fathy Seioudy, Çağrı KANDEMİR, Nedim KOŞUM
JOURNAL OF TEKIRDAG AGRICULTURE FACULTY-TEKIRDAG ZIRAAT FAKULTESI DERGISI, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Ulusal, CABI, 2021, cilt 18, ss 470-481
Özet
Turkey's consumers to reach the level of developed countries consumption of milk holds an important place in human nutrition milk consumption is conducting research to determine their preferences, consumers need is an important content of both producers. In this context, evaluating the aforementioned studies on the basis of provinces will provide more conscious consumers. Thus, it will contribute to the health of future generations. In this study; The consumption structure of milk and dairy products in Izmir's Bornova district was analyzed and the influential socio-economic factors were examined. In other words, this is a case study. Bir baska deyisle bu bir durum tespitine yonelik calismadir. This study aims to analyze milk and milk products consumption patterns and preferences of households living in the urban part of Bornova district of Izmir. In the study, data was collected by survey method from 271 household members living in Bornova district center using the proportional sample size formula. In the analysis of the collected data, firstly, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the households were revealed, and then the buying and consumption behaviors of milk and milk products were analyzed. At this stage, simple arithmetic means and percentage calculations were used. A five-point Likert scale was used to evaluate opinions and attitudes regarding milk and milk products. According to the results of this study, 66.42% of household members are women, 47.97% of them are high school graduates, 70.85% of they are married, and 57.20% of them are still working in a job. 93.36%, 93.36% and 95.21% of the household members interviewed stated that they consumed milk, yogurt and cheese, respectively. Annual milk consumption per capita was 37.43 lt, annual yogurt consumption per capita was 32.84 kg, and annual cheese consumption per capita was 18.48 kg. In order to encourage animal protein consumption and to ensure that milk and milk products produced under hygienic conditions are presented for consumption, activities for informing and raising awareness of the society (posters, brochures, documentaries and spot films etc.) should be prepared.