Mohammad Mardiny(1) (2)*, Mohammad Abdullah(2), Kenen Kamal deen(3)
(1). Technology Transfer Department, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria.
(2). Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University.
(3). Administration of Socio-economics Research, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Mohammad Mardiny, E-Mail: Mardiny1981@gmail.com)
Received: 29/10/2023 Accepted:27/11/2023
Abstract:
The research aimed to study the indicators of adoption and factors affecting the adoption level of chemical fertilization and soil analysis technique by farmers in AL-Safira District in Aleppo, Based on a sample of 366 farmers during the seasons 2019/2020, 2020/2021, The results showed a low rate of adoption of soil analysis technology (reaching 37.2%), It turns out that all farmers adopt the date of phosphate fertilization, and 36.3% of farmers applied the recommended quantities of Phosphate fertilizer, While a large percentage (63.7%) add quantities higher than recommended. It also found that 45% of farmers adopt the date of nitrogen fertilization, about half of the farmers applied the recommended quantities of nitrogen fertilizer, 9.6% added quantities lower than recommended, and 41.5% added quantities higher than recommended. A significant negative relationship was shown between the adoption of soil analysis and farmer’s age, while there is a positive significant relationship between the adoption of soil analysis and each of: Educational level, Number of family members working in agriculture, Farmer’s attitude toward new ideas and his opinion of agricultural extension, Participation in extension activities, The presence of an extension unit in the village and Crop area. There is also a negative significant relationship between the rate of chemical fertilization and each of the independent factors: Farmer’s age, Number of agricultural plots, the lack of production requirements, and participation of family members in agricultural decisions, while there is a positive significant relationship between the adoption of chemical fertilization rate and each of: Farmer’s participation in extension activities, Use of Mass communication media, The presence of an extension unit in the village and farm ownership.
Keywords: Adoption indicators, Factors affecting adoption, Soil analysis, Chemical fertilizer, Wheat, Syria.
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