Gürel, A2024-06-122024-06-1220052196-5099https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/26180The paper analyses the structures and organisational issues of the agricultural extension services rendered by the competent agriculture offices within the remit of the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture. For this purpose, a study was carried out which involved eight agriculture offices in Turkey's Marmara region and interviews with 216 members of the agricultural extension staff. The agriculture offices in Turkey are subdivided into six divisions. They are subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture. The offices are responsible for many administrative tasks which they usually have to carry out under considerable pressure of time. The study revealed that the main problems of the agricultural extension services lie in the bureaucratic inflexibility, the volume of administrative tasks, the lack of equipment, the internal and external communication deficits and the personal, methodical and professional skills of the agricultural extension staff. This study provides an overview of the current problems of the official agricultural extension services in Turkey with regard to Turkey's potential accession to the EU.deinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess[No Keywords]Article831143153Q3WOS:0002300728000092-s2.0-20044361857N/A