DETERMINATION OF DAMAGE AMOUNT AND AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SUPPORT STATUS OF GREENHOUSES DAMAGED BY NATURAL DISASTERS IN ANTALYA

Abstract

Although Antalya has the largest share in greenhouse production in-country, due to reasons the fact that most of the existing greenhouses structures are structurally unstable or inadequate and its to be open to natural disasters due to their geographical location and climate structure, it suffers great losses in agricultural production from natural disasters in every year. So, the necessity of making agricultural insurance throughout the province is of great importance. In this study; how the plant production structures in Antalya province were affected by the natural disasters such as hail, torrential rain, storm or hurricane, tornedo and fire; what extent they were able to withstand these climatic disasters or how they were harmed by these events was determined. The number of damaged plant production structures, their structural features, how they are damaged, whether these structures are covered by agriculture and / or private insurance, and how much they benefit from this insurance were determined, also. In addition, it was determined the relationship between the type or violence of disaster which was occurred in that region with the dimensions of the bearing elements of the plant production structures, the type of greenhouse structure and the occurred disaster degree. Thus, it was determined which disasters are effective in which region of Antalya and how it affects the cover structures in that area. As a result of these data, appropriate greenhouse structure type (dimensions, roof type, cover type etc.) and construction element sections were suggested. 99% of greenhouse enterprises were made from blacksmith and 1% by private companies. In addition,% 77 of the enterprise owners were made their greenhouses with own money, 21% of them used loan from the bank and 2% of them benefited from the grant. 72% of the greenhouses damaged by the disasters were damaged from the hail, 1% from rain and hail, 19% from hurricanes, 1% from heavy rain and hail, 7% from hail and hurricane. 93% of greenhouses have been damaged by disasters occurred in the last 8 years. It was determined that 55% of greenhouses were not insured, 44% were agricultural insured and 1% were private insured, also.