加纳有机肥的利用:对作物性能和商业化的影响

IF 1.8 Q2 AGRONOMY Advances in Agriculture Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI:10.1155/2023/8540278
J. Bidzakin, A. Graves, D. Awunyo-Vitor, Osei Yeboah, I. Yahaya, E. Wahaga
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有机肥商业化可能提供一个很好的机会,帮助处理固体废物管理问题,并帮助改善许多发展中国家日益恶化的土壤问题。加纳的固体废物主要是有机的,适合生产有机肥。本文旨在建立有机肥使用与作物生产绩效之间的关系,并评估其商业化潜力。该研究采用了农民调查和关键信息者访谈,从加纳三个地区随机选择的300名农民中获得数据。被调查农民的有机肥利用率为42%,有机肥主要用于蔬菜和玉米生产。目前对有机肥的需求估计约为70万吨/年,长期有可能上升至270万吨/年。然而,这需要对其重要性、可得性和可负担性进行敏感认识。该研究已经确立了采用有机肥与农场业绩之间的密切关系,产量提高57%,收入提高53%,毛利率提高63%。采用有机肥可以明显降低成本。有机肥的采用主要与农民基层组织成员身份、获得推广服务的机会、获得有机肥的机会和运输成本有关。有机肥商业化有可能使加纳成为化肥净出口国,并为年轻人创造可持续的就业机会。我们建议农民使用有机肥,并强烈建议商业化生产有机肥。
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Utilization of Organic Fertilizer in Ghana: Implications for Crop Performance and Commercialization
Organic fertilizer commercialization may present a great opportunity to help deal with the issue of solid waste management and help improve the declining soil problems in many developing countries. Ghana’s solid waste is predominantly organic, which is suitable for organic fertilizer production. This paper seeks to establish relationship between organic fertilizer usage and crop farm performance and assess its commercialization potential. The study employed a farmer-survey and key informant interviews to generate data from 300 farmers randomly selected across three regions in Ghana. The computed organic fertilizer use rate is 42% among farmers surveyed, and organic fertilizer is primarily used in vegetable and maize production. The estimated current demand for organic fertilizer is about 0.7 million t/annum with a potential to rise to about 2.7 million t/annum in the long term. This will however require sensitization on its importance, availability, and affordability. The study has established a strong relationship between organic fertilizer adoption and farm performance increasing yield by 57%, income by 53%, and gross margins by 63%. There is obviously a cost reduction when organic fertilizer is adopted. Organic fertilizer adoption was found to be mainly related to farmer base organization membership status, access to extension services, access to organic fertilizer, and transport cost. Organic fertilizer commercialization has the potential to make Ghana a net exporter of fertilizer and create sustainable jobs for the youth. We recommend the use of organic fertilizer by farmers and highly recommend the commercial production of organic fertilizer.
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Advances in Agriculture
Advances in Agriculture Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
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