Abstract
Soil is one of the natural resource and under high pressure that is increasing from year to year, resulting in poor fertility. The objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of farmer’s perception to soil fertility management practices. In order to achieve these objectives, random sampling methods was used to select respondents in the study area. The data was collected by using field observation, questionnaires and key informant discussion. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics. The survey revealed that the factors that hinder farmers from using improved ways of soil fertility management practices are: labor problem 27.5%, economic problem 20%, lack of awareness and demographic factors 37.5%. In the Kalisha District, there are a number of major indigenous soil fertility management practices (SFMP) that are using by almost all farmers such as using cattle dung, straw, intercropping legumes crops in their farm land and use of enset in homegarden area. In other form, this study showed that, in Kalisha District the attitudes of farmers to soil fertility management is less, due to the awareness gap in society and less interventions of development agents. Therefore the farmers should be aware of soil fertility management practices on both biological and physical measures to restore soil fertility and they have to scale up the indigenous SFMP to maintain the productivity of the soil.
Highlights
Soil is one of the natural resource under high pressure and this is increasing from year to year, resulting in poor fertility
The fertility and distribution of this natural resource that were help to identify the management of soil fertility and helps to the community to get proper service in which its livelihood to great extent depend up the existence of fertile soil [1]
There are a number of different kinds of soil fertility management practices in the study area, but the attitude of farmers towards soil fertility management is less
Summary
Soil is one of the natural resource under high pressure and this is increasing from year to year, resulting in poor fertility. The current and updated information is necessary concerning to soil fertility. The fertility and distribution of this natural resource that were help to identify the management of soil fertility and helps to the community to get proper service in which its livelihood to great extent depend up the existence of fertile soil [1]. The focus on any soil fertility replenishment should be integrated nutrient management involving the applications of leguminous, mulches, agro-forestry, composting as well as technologies that reduce the risks of acidification and Stalinization [2]. The aim of soil management is to maintain the fertility and structure of soil. Fertile soil results in high crop yield, good cover and in condition which minimize the erosive effects of raindrops, runoff and wind. The soil fertility can soon as the key to soil conservation [3]
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