- ANADOLU Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi
- Vol: 33 Issue: 1
- Economic Effect of Certified Organic Fertilizer Usage: A Case Study in Menderes District, Izmir Prov...
Economic Effect of Certified Organic Fertilizer Usage: A Case Study in Menderes District, Izmir Province
Authors : Hakan Adanacioğlu, Hasan Emre Yağ
Pages : 30-44
Doi:10.18615/anadolu.1276361
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Publication Date : 2023-06-29
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :In this study, an answer has been sought to the question of whether a partial or a full transition into using certified organic fertilizer usage is economical for the farmers or not. In this context, the findings of a field work which were collected by face-to-face interviews with 140 farmers in Menderes district of Izmir province in Türkiye were analysed. Of the 140 farmers interviewed; 50 of them were certified organic fertilizer users and 90 of them were non-users. In order to compare the partial economic impact of producing foods using certified organic fertilizers to relying solely on inorganic fertilizers, partial budget analysis method has been utilized. In the analysis which was made about mandarin in open-area and cucumber in greenhouse, if the farmers who use only inorganic fertilizers in production adopt a certified organic fertilizer + farmyard manure + inorganic fertilizer combination, the economic effect of this change would be positive. According to the partial budget analysis, in the case of such change; mandarin producers can gain a significant profit (+) US$6690.71 ha-1, and cucumber producers can gain a significant profit (+) US$11822.96 ha-1. These results prove that the most profitable option for the farmers is the combined fertilizer application including certified organic fertilizer.Keywords : Organik gübre, sertifikalı organik gübre, çiftçiler, ekonomik etki, ekonomik analiz