What Are The Factors Affecting No-Till Adoption In The Farming System Of Sétif Province In Algeria?

Yazarlar

  • Amar Rouabhi Department of Agronomy, University of Ferhat ABBAS, Sétif1, Laboratoire d‘Amélioration et de Développement de la Production Animale et Végétale
  • Abdelmalek Laouar Department of Agronomy, University of Ferhat ABBAS, Sétif1
  • Abdelhamid Mekhlouf Department of Agronomy, University of Ferhat ABBAS, Sétif1
  • Boubaker Dhehibi ICARDA, P.O. Box 950764, N° 11195, Amman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i6.636-641.1343

Anahtar Kelimeler:

No-till- Conservation agriculture- Semi-arid- Sétif- Algeria

Özet

Conservation agriculture is a concept which defines different farming systems. Its implementation depends on soil properties, climate and socio-economic considerations. Since two thousands, no-till technology; which is one facet of the conservation agriculture has begun to take place in the high plains of Sétif province-Algeria. Its adoption is facing several problems of socio-economic and technical issues. This work monitored the track of no-till adoption within a sample of 28 farmers during two years 2014 and 2016. During 2014 farmers were supported financially and technically through a subsidy program that aimed at the support of conservation agriculture via no-till technique. In 2016, the subsidy program has ended; hence, farmers have no longer incentives. Multivariate statistical analyses were performed to diagnose the evolution of no-till adoption and behavior‘s farmers between the two periods. In 2016, results showed an increase of no-till area, even though, the drop of the number of adoptive farmers by 71%. The main reasons for adopting no-till according to the adoptive farmers were the minimization of farming operation costs and saving time. However, the major impediments facing no-till adoption; were the rise of weeding charges and the concern of weed infestation especially by bromus.sp, which is a vigorous prevalent weed, which locally developed some pesticide‘s resistance. Also, the excessive use of pesticides may be considered as an environmental reason for no adopting no-till.

Yazar Biyografisi

Amar Rouabhi, Department of Agronomy, University of Ferhat ABBAS, Sétif1, Laboratoire d‘Amélioration et de Développement de la Production Animale et Végétale

Department of Agronomy

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2018-06-24

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

Rouabhi, A., Laouar, A., Mekhlouf, A., & Dhehibi, B. (2018). What Are The Factors Affecting No-Till Adoption In The Farming System Of Sétif Province In Algeria?. Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 6(6), 636–641. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i6.636-641.1343

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