DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2017.v04i12.004

Pages: 533-537

There has always been a problem in terms of establishing resources during the execution of the activities and operating the resources effectively. Agri-businesses, which are variable in quantity and quality over time, require resources for various reasons, such as in other businesses. Loans provided in formal or informal formats to ensure the necessary financing are always the common methods used by agricultural enterprises. In this study, the reasons why agricultural enterprises operating in Turkey need financing and the loans provided in agriculture and the changes in these loans over time are examined. While the average annual growth rate of agricultural loans in Turkey in the period covering 1998-2016 was approximately 24% in Turkey, the average annual increase rate of the total loans was approximately 31%. In this period, total loans and agricultural loans increased at a very high rate.