An Analysis on Benefiting of Dairy Cattle Farms from Livestock Supports Which Are Members of Cattle Breeders Association and Non-Members of the Association

Livestock production has a great role in terms of providing food for the population, exploiting the family labor, sustaining a regular cash flow, and mitigating the migration from rural to urban areas. for this reason, many countries have their own support programs aimed at increasing and improving agricultural production. the study aims at determining the rate of producers who benefit from government supports provided to increase and improve agricultural production and the effects of socio-economic and demographic characteristics on this rate. the data were collected from 178 dairy cattle farms, in which half of them (89 farms) were the members of the cattle breeders association in van province. the ordered probit model was used in determining the effect of socio-economic and demographic factors on the rate of producers, who benefitted from government support. the findings indicated that out of all producers, 16.29% did not benefit from the supports at all, while 37.64%, 35.39%, and 10.67% benefitted from the supports once, twice, and three times and more, respectively. the ordered probit model results showed that the increase in the share of dairy cattle income in total income, owning a tractor, land size, having forage crops, applying artificial insemination, and taking help from the specialists increased the rate of producers, who benefitted from the supports. given the obtained results, it can be said that producers, who are members of cattle breeders association, have a tendency to agricultural innovations and produce for the market and benefit more from livestock supports.