Muluneh Mitiku Wale, Talema Getaneh Abebe, Abebe Koyachew Bitew, Dejen Tsegaw Belete, Kassaw Mahider Abere, Teka Mebrat Aschalew
Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Environ Health Insights. 2022 Feb 3;16:11786302221075448. doi: 10.1177/11786302221075448. eCollection 2022.
Adoption of organic fertilization is low among farmers in rural areas of Ethiopia, affecting yields and general food security in the region. This study aimed to identify the determinants of the utilization of organic fertilizers among smallholder farmers in the South Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State (ANRS), Northwest Ethiopia.
A community-based cross-sectional study was used among smallholder farmers in the South Gondar Zone, ANRS, Northwest Ethiopia. Primary data were collected from 420 sample respondents using multistage sampling with a combination of both simple random and cluster sampling techniques. The binary logistic regression model was used to assess the use of organic fertilizers among smallholder farmers in the South Gondar Zone. The results are presented as adjusted odds ratios (AOR) together with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals.
head of household age (AOR = 1.099, 95% CI 1.018-1.187), married marital status (AOR = 10.506, 95% CI 1.355-81.427), literate head of household (AOR = 3.323, 95% CI 1.571-7.029), number of laborers (AOR = 1.442, 95% CI 1.060-1.962), farming experience (AOR = 1.132, 95% CI 1.041-1.232), farm size (AOR = 1.063, 95% CI 1.008-1.121), and number of livestock (AOR = 1.368, 95% CI 1.115-1.677) were positively associated with the utilization of organic fertilizer while single marital status (AOR = 0.062, 95% CI 0.004-0.851), cost of laborer (AOR = 0.965, 95% CI 0.951-0.978), household income (AOR = 0.880, 95% CI 0.824-0.939), medium soil fertility (AOR = 0.039, 95% CI 0.007-0.229), fertile soil (AOR = 0.020, 95% CI 0.003-0.120), and home to farm distance (AOR = 0.219, 95% CI 0.067-0.717) were negatively associated with the utilization of organic fertilizer.
This finding showed that multiple variables have an effect to determining the use of organic fertilizer by smallholder farmers. Therefore, the finding is important to adopt programs to encourage the use of organic fertilizer, implement policies in an attempt to adapt the use of organic fertilizer among the South Gondar Zone, and critically consider these factors. Furthermore, extension workers should focus on raising awareness about the importance of organic fertilizers to encourage or expand their use among smallholder farmers.
埃塞俄比亚农村地区农民对有机肥料的采用率较低，影响了该地区的产量和总体粮食安全。本研究旨在确定埃塞俄比亚西北部阿姆哈拉民族区域州（ANRS）南贡德尔区小农户使用有机肥料的决定因素。
在埃塞俄比亚西北部阿姆哈拉民族区域州南贡德尔区的小农户中开展了一项基于社区的横断面研究。采用多阶段抽样方法，结合简单随机抽样和整群抽样技术，从420名样本受访者中收集了原始数据。采用二元逻辑回归模型评估南贡德尔区小农户对有机肥料的使用情况。结果以调整后的优势比（AOR）及其相应的95%置信区间呈现。
户主年龄（AOR = 1.099，95% CI 1.018 - 1.187）、已婚婚姻状况（AOR = 10.506，95% CI 1.355 - 81.427）、识字的户主（AOR = 3.323，95% CI 1.571 - 7.029）、劳动力数量（AOR = 1.442，95% CI 1.060 - 1.9,62）、耕作经验（AOR = 1.132，95% CI 1.041 - 1.232）、农场规模（AOR = 1.063，95% CI 1.008 - 1.121）和牲畜数量（AOR = 1.368，95% CI 1.115 - 1.677）与有机肥料的使用呈正相关，而单身婚姻状况（AOR = 0.062，95% CI 0.004 - 0.851）、劳动力成本（AOR = 0.965，95% CI 0.951 - 0.978）、家庭收入（AOR = 0.880，95% CI 0.824 - 0.939）、中等土壤肥力（AOR = 0.039，95% CI 0.007 - 0.229）、肥沃土壤（AOR = 0.020，95% CI 0.003 - 0.120）和家到农场的距离（AOR = 0.219，95% CI 0.067 - 0.717）与有机肥料的使用呈负相关。
这一发现表明，多个变量对小农户使用有机肥料的决定有影响。因此，这一发现对于采用鼓励使用有机肥料的项目、在南贡德尔区实施旨在促进有机肥料使用的政策以及认真考虑这些因素具有重要意义。此外，推广人员应注重提高对有机肥料重要性的认识，以鼓励或扩大其在小农户中的使用。
