Economic Effect of Certified Organic Fertilizer Usage: A Case Study in Menderes District, Izmir Province

Year 2023, , 30 - 44, 29.06.2023

Hakan Adanacıoğlu , Hasan Emre Yağ

https://doi.org/10.18615/anadolu.1276361

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

Organic fertilizer, certified organic fertilizer, farmers, economic effect, economic analysis

Supporting Institution

Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Project Number

16-ZRF-022

Thanks

The authors would like to thank the Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit for its financial support. The authors also wish to thank the farmers who contributed to the farm survey.

Sertifikalı Organik Gübre Kullanımının Ekonomik Etkisi: İzmir İli Menderes İlçesi Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışmada esas olarak sertifikalı organik gübre kullanımının çiftçiler açısından ekonomik olup olmadığı sorusuna yanıt aranmıştır. Bu sorunun yanıtı açık alanda ve örtü altında gerçekleştirilen tarımsal üretim koşullarında verilmiştir. Bu kapsamda Türkiye’de İzmir’in Menderes ilçesinde 140 çiftçi ile yüz yüze gerçekleştirilen bir saha çalışmasının bulguları analiz edilmiştir. Görüşme yapılan 140 çiftçinin 50’sini sertifikalı organik gübre kullananlar, 90’ını ise kullanmayanlar oluşturmaktadır. Sertifikalı organik gübre kullanımının işletmeler üzerindeki ekonomik etkisi analiz edilirken kısmi bütçeleme analizi kullanılmıştır. Açık alanda mandalina, örtü altında ise hıyar üzerinde yapılan incelemede, üretimde sadece inorganik gübre kullanan çiftçiler sertifikalı organik gübre+çiftlik gübresi+inorganik gübre interaksiyonunu uygulamaya başlamaları durumunda bu değişikliğin ekonomik etkisi pozitif çıkmaktadır. Kısmi bütçeleme analizine göre, mandalina üretimi yapan çiftçiler böyle bir değişikliğe gitmeleri durumunda birim alan başına (+)US$669,07 da-1, hıyar üretimi yapan çiftçiler ise birim alan başına (+)US$1.182,29 da-1 gibi önemli sayılabilecek düzeyde kar elde etmektedir. Bu sonuçlar, gübre uygulamaları açısından çiftçiler için en karlı seçeneğin sertifikalı ticari organik gübrenin de içinde olduğu karma gübre uygulaması olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Organik gübre, sertifikalı organik gübre, çiftçiler, ekonomik etki, ekonomik analiz

Project Number

16-ZRF-022

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