Women Entrepreneurship in Organic Agriculture: The Case of Türkiye

Organic agriculture, whose importance is increasing day by day, form of production that prohibits the use of harmful substances agricultural production and prioritizes soil health in order to protect human health and the ecological system. As in every subject, entrepreneurs are needed for the development of the sector in organic agriculture. In this context, while women entrepreneurs contribute the production process on the one hand, on the other hand, they social and economic self-sufficiency. The aim of this research is determine the entrepreneurial levels of women engaged entrepreneurial activities in organic agriculture. In the research, survey technique was used within the scope of the quantitative research method. The population of the research consists of women entrepreneurs engaged in organic agriculture activities in different regions and provinces of T & uuml;rkiye. 532 women entrepreneurs selected judgmental sampling method were determined as the sample of research. According to the results of the research, it was determined that there was a significant difference in general agricultural entrepreneurship levels in terms of education level and marital status, but not in terms of age, geographical region, and industry experience, while there was a significant difference in organic agriculture entrepreneurship levels s in terms of age and education level, but not terms of marital status, geographical region, and industry experience. In conclusion, this research is valuable in terms of revealing the current situation of women entrepreneurship in organic agriculture, which is extremely important sector.