THE FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT OF COMPOST PRODUCTION IN SIWA OASIS

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University

2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University

3 Economic Division, Desert Research Center

Abstract

The study aimed at the financial evaluation of the project of compost production in Siwa Oasis. The study showed that Matrouh Governorate, especially Siwa Oasis, is suffering from environmental and economic problems resulting from these wastes, as it has a large amount of waste of pruning of palm trees and trimming olives. The environmental pollution and the fires of some farms of the lack of safe exploitation of those wastes and recycling the correct scientific method The study relied on collecting data through questionnaire questionnaire as a main tool for research through a random sample of 100 individual farmers in the Siwa Oasis The study sample shows that farmers are not aware of the safe disposal of these wastes and are ignorant of the meaning of the word "environment" and burn, sell or use it for household fuel, or store it for the purpose of spraying the house or constructing fences for the farm. Compost has taken knowledge from neighbors and grandparents through the Alkmair without any additions until the decomposition of these wastes and then use for fertilization there is a shortening of the role of agricultural extension and did not work seminars on how to work the compost has been found that there is a production unit compost The main recommendations of the research are the provision of the necessary equipment for the separation of waste, the establishment of a compost production plant and feed, the private sector participation with the government and the dissemination of knowledge and skills on how to benefit from these wastes by manufacturing them to non-traditional feed, as well as the manufacture of compost and the work of seminars and guidance courses at the level of ministries and governorates And the centers and villages adopt awareness-raising among farmers and show them the impact of pollution of these wastes on the public health and the economic return that benefits the farms as a result of recycling these wastes.
 
 

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