Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources: A Model Proposal For Agricultural Management Planning

Abstract

Agriculture has a vital role as an economic sector for the sustainable development of countries besides its necessity for the continuity of human life. On the other hand, agricultural productivity is very open to negative changes that occurs from social, economic, physical and ecological fluctuations. Given that these pre–explainations, it is necessary to manage the agricultural areas/resources via a mechanism that deals with the changing socio–cultural relations, economic conditions and ecological resources with different dynamics and dimensions. The aim of this paper is to analyze a comperehensive management principles of the areas where there is a vast agricultural production and the contents and preparation steps of an agricultural management plan, seen as a strategic tools for sustainable management, protection, development and usage. The first method which are used for this research is literature review about resource management planning to describe the main steps of it and variation of management areas. Later the characteristic of Kumkale Major Plain evaluated in the scope of management area. Finally, a model for Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources which provides a coordination and collaboration between stakeholders and describes the action plan focused on the sustainable management of agricultural resources to the future politics, actions with the responsible foundations is proposed for this kind of managable agricultural areas. In this framework, the Sustainable Management Model for Agricultural Resources (SMAR) is handled under 3 (three) submodel process management model, participation model, planning–implementation model. It is considered that this model presents an alternative management planning approach for academic–scientific research project and also contributes implementation projects focused on sustainable management of agricultural resources in the context of national and local goverments as decision maker.