Evaluation of the Beypınarı Land Consolidation Project of Erzurum Province in Terms of Quantitative Features

This study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of the ErzurumBeypınarı land consolidation project. In the study, primary data were obtained

from agricultural enterprises through a survey and secondary data from State

Hydraulic Works. The minimum number of questionnaires was determined as 20,

taking into account the finite population and a 10% safety margin. Quantitative

data of the consolidation project were obtained with the help of the NetCAD

program. According to the results obtained from the research, the consolidation

rate in the research area was 67.9%. The average parcel size, which was 13.33

decares before consolidation, increased to 28.04 decares after consolidation. The

water supply and water usage rates were 55.1% and 17.4%, respectively, between

2000-2012, and these values increased to 100% and 26.8% after consolidation.

The ratio of shapeless parcels was 66.8% before Beypınarı consolidation, this

value decreased to 15.4% after consolidation. With the consolidation, the length

of the in-field road increased 2.67 times, and the rate of parcels directly connected

to the road increased from 52% to 100%. Shareholders' sharing of agricultural

lands before consolidation efforts resulted in the emergence of new businesses.

However, the number of active agricultural enterprises has decreased. When

agricultural active enterprises are considered, it has been observed that the

number of parcels per enterprise, which was 16.11, decreased to 5.16 after

consolidation. The fact that the Beypınarı project area borders the Erzurum

Airport and the Kars-Erzincan ring road has transformed the agricultural lands

into an attraction center, but made them disposed to misuse. From the research, it

was concluded that land consolidation projects are beneficial in terms of

quantitative features, but the multiplier effect can be increased by investigating

them socially and economically.