Assessing the Impact of Forest Village (Orköy) Supports on Agricultural Holdings: Evidence from Farm Managers in Kayseri, Turkey

The main purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the utilization of ORKÖY supports and job performance of business managers operating in forest village status (ORKÖY) villages in Kayseri province. Job performance is the sum of the efforts of human resources in organizations to achieve their corporate goals. The material of the research consists of the data obtained from 135 business managers in 11 villages. When the findings of the research are analyzed; a significant portion (56.30%) of the managers benefiting from ORKÖY supports are in the 46-65 age group. Men constitute 82.96% of the beneficiaries of the support. 89.63% of the participants are married, and this rate is quite high among the beneficiaries of ORKÖY support. When the education level is analyzed, it is seen that the majority of the participants (64.44%) are primary school graduates. The rate of associate, undergraduate and postgraduate graduates was limited to 6.67%. The average number of children is 3.07, while the average number of people in the household is 4.68. The average income of the enterprises was calculated as 16,410.61 TL. According to the results of the research, it was determined that there were significant differences between the job performance of enterprise managers in some forest villages. In addition, the majority of the participants (83%) who benefited from ORKÖY support found the support insufficient. Of those who received support, 29% stated that they were thinking of turning to other sources of financing other than ORKÖY loans. This situation reveals that ORKÖY credit support alone is not sufficient and that additional financial resources are needed. It is thought that the results of this study will contribute to the field of Agricultural Economics and Management Sciences. Keywords: Job performance, agricultural holdings, forest villages (ORKÖY), rural developments, organizational behavior.