Analytical Study of the Impact of Utilizing Fertilizer Alternatives on Increasing Olives Productivity in Latakia Governorate Olive Mill Waste Water as an Example

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science
© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal
Volume 6 Issue 2
Year of Publication : 2019
Authors : Ali YoussefEhsaineh, Ibrahim HamdanSaqr, SawsanAbdaullah Haifa
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Ali YoussefEhsaineh, Ibrahim HamdanSaqr, SawsanAbdaullah Haifa, "Analytical Study of the Impact of Utilizing Fertilizer Alternatives on Increasing Olives Productivity in Latakia Governorate Olive Mill Waste Water as an Example," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 2, pp. 1-6, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I2P101

Abstract:

The research aims at surveying the real status of utilizing olive mill wastewater (OMWW) (water resulting from pressing olive fruit) in Latakia Governorate, and how to optimally benefit from the wastes resulting therefrom, as well as surveying the economic efficiency of using (OMWW) in olive trees fertilization, where the research sample included /300/ farmers in LatakiaGovernorate, which comprises four regions (Latakia- Jableh- Al Qardaha- Al Haffah) depending upon the descriptive analytic method. Research results revealed that the olive mill wastewater fertilized areas in Latakia governorate take the first place in Latakia region. When economic indicators were applied, the results indicated that fertilizing olive trees with olive mill wastewateris of high productive profitability, where it realizes net profit of (16785) SYPs/dunum/year; whereas total profit margin mounted to about (44774) SYPs, and profitability coefficient relative to production costs is about (19.38%) , and total economic efficiency is (1.2).Research conclusions recommend necessity of encouraging olive farmers in Latakia governorate to use olive mill wastewater as fertilizer irrigation for their lands after it has been revealed the extent to which olive mill wastewater is effective in increasing unit area , as well as instructing olive oil milling machines owners to build an impermeable basin capable of holding the olive oil mill work for a full week according to the productive capacity of each olive oil mill.

Keywords:

economic efficiency, olive mill wastewater, olives, fertilization

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