Solid Waste Management through Composting Approach and Its Contribution on Households’ Income and Food Security Situations, - in Bisoftu City, Gara Beru Village
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2023-12
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Addis Ababa University
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A developing country like Ethiopia does not begin to see the economic benefits of solid waste yet; they even dump the solid waste in unauthorized sites. Effective management of household solid waste through composting mechanisms can have paramount significance for agricultural crop production. The objective of this research work was to assess the contribution of solid waste management through composting approach to urban households‘income and food security situations in Gara Beru village of BIshoftu City. Data from 102 households that were chosen using the purposive sample method were gathered using a cross-sectional survey design. In order to gather the necessary information for addressing the required research objectives, questionnaires, personal observation, interviews, and focus group discussions were used. Data gathered through surveys, and interviews were examined using IBM SPSS version 20. The research findings showed that households refuse to pay for waste collection services and a lack of services led to rubbish being thrown on streets, in open areas, and near lakes. Some of the actions seen in the community of the research region to reduce solid waste disposed from the households were preparing the compost pit, sorting household solid waste, and putting the waste in the compost pit. Farmers in the hamlet employed compost to grow flowers, fruits, and other garden commodities because composting has a substantial impact on agricultural production. Using descriptive statics, the impact of composting on household income and food security was calculated and its impact on composting as solid waste management approach found to be the most important determinant factor for the production of cereal/crops for ongoing community food security challenges. The findings from the HFAIS model indicate that a majority of the participants who used compost had a higher level of food security (91.1%) compared to those who did not use compost (79.1%). This suggests that utilizing compost in an organic manner is an effective and promising strategy to improve household food security in the study area. At the same time, there is a strong relation evidence that support use of organic compost versus food security, with chi-square result of (87.100a), df=1, p<.005, which is 0.00. Hence, the result can best describe using compost organically was greatly acceptable and is a good start up approach to households‘ food security situations in the study area. A suggested solution is to creating an enabling environment to address constraints hindering increased compost production via integrated MSW management practices in the study area.
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Household, solid waste, compost, Multiple logistic regression, Bishoftu City