FARMERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SOIL ANALYSIS IN ANKARA PROVINCE OF TURKEY

ATASEVEN Y., AKÇA M. O., NAMLI A.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.23, sa.8A, ss.2038-2044, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 8A
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2038-2044
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Soil analysis, farmers' attitudes, Ankara province
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Insufficient fertilizing does not increase yields, not only because it is not economical if applied excessively but also it degrades physical and chemical structures of soil and pollutes environment. It is possible to minimize these negative effects by fertilizing based on soil analysis. The purpose of this study is to determine where fanners from Ankara province of Turkey stand on fertilizers; their attitudes, ideas, thoughts about having their soils analysed. The data were collected through face to face interviews with 61 farmers in the research area. The sample size was determined by using "Simple Random Sampling". The questionnaire was designed to specify farmers' concerns over having soil analysis done and their implementations. Some statistical tests with SPSS were performed to distinguish differences between farmers' choices regarding soil analysis. According to the survey results, 80.3% of the farmers have their soils analysed at least once up to now and 59% of the farmers have stated that they get their soils analysed regularly. 93.4% of farmers are aware of soil analysis subsidy.