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DOI	10.3390/agriculture9030045
	Unlocking the Agricultural Potential of Manure in Agropastoral Systems: Traditional Beliefs Hindering Its Use in Southern Ethiopia
	Jagisso, Yonas; Aune, Jens; Angassa, Ayana
通讯作者	Jagisso, Y (corresponding author), Norwegian Univ Life Sci NMBU, Dept Int Environm & Dev Studies Noragr, N-1432 As, Norway.
来源期刊	AGRICULTURE-BASEL
EISSN	2077-0472
出版年	2019
卷号	9 期号:3
英文摘要	Manure is often considered a valuable resource for improving productivity in semi-arid tropics. This paper investigated agropastoralist knowledge of the use of manure and barriers that limit manure use in Borana, southern Ethiopia. The potential and actual amounts of manure available on-farm and its relative economic value were estimated. Yield response to manure application was also quantified. Data was gathered using on-farm surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, field observation and on-farm experiments. We found that an enormous amount of manure with substantial fertilizer value and economic benefit had accumulated over the years in studied households in Borana. Our analysis revealed that, on average, more than 74 tons of manure containing 667 kg nitrogen (N)-more than five times the current requirements-had accumulated per farm. This manure has an economic value, in terms of N supply, equivalent to ETB (Ethiopian Birr) 16452 (US$802). On-farm trials showed that a considerable scope exists for increasing the yields of these marginal lands by using manure. However, because of the traditional beliefs and associated practices, which have prevailed for centuries in the community, this valuable resource is left unused. Having identified the link between traditional beliefs and non-use of manure, the paper sets out possible areas for intervention.
英文关键词	non-use of manure traditional beliefs yield response to manure application economic value agropastoralists southern Ethiopia
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Submitted, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000464125900001
WOS关键词	SOIL FERTILITY ; FARMING SYSTEMS ; ANIMAL MANURE ; LAND-USE ; MANAGEMENT ; FARMERS ; PERCEPTIONS ; WITCHCRAFT ; EMISSIONS ; KNOWLEDGE
WOS类目	Agronomy
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/369884
作者单位	[Jagisso, Yonas; Aune, Jens] Norwegian Univ Life Sci NMBU, Dept Int Environm & Dev Studies Noragr, N-1432 As, Norway; [Angassa, Ayana] Hawassa Univ, Sch Anim & Range Sci, POB 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia; [Angassa, Ayana] Botswana Univ Agr & Nat Resources, Dept Anim Sci & Prod, Private Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jagisso, Yonas,Aune, Jens,Angassa, Ayana. Unlocking the Agricultural Potential of Manure in Agropastoral Systems: Traditional Beliefs Hindering Its Use in Southern Ethiopia[J],2019,9(3).
APA	Jagisso, Yonas,Aune, Jens,&Angassa, Ayana.(2019).Unlocking the Agricultural Potential of Manure in Agropastoral Systems: Traditional Beliefs Hindering Its Use in Southern Ethiopia.AGRICULTURE-BASEL,9(3).
MLA	Jagisso, Yonas,et al."Unlocking the Agricultural Potential of Manure in Agropastoral Systems: Traditional Beliefs Hindering Its Use in Southern Ethiopia".AGRICULTURE-BASEL 9.3(2019).