Benefits, Challenges and Factors Associated With Micro and Large-Scale Poultry Farm Waste Management: Evidence From Poultry Farms in Bishoftu
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2024-09
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Addis Ababa University
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Solid wastes generated from the agricultural sector can be converted to economically beneficial commodity and reduce their negative impact on the environment. Poultry wastes generated from small to large scale frames are among hazardous material from agriculture sector if not properly managed and despised. Poultry production has been expanding in most developing countries including Ethiopia with poor attention on the consequences of the waste to the environment and the possible options to translate the materials to economically useful commodity and protect the environment from degradation. Therefore,the purpose of this study was to analyze benefits, challenges and factors associated with micro and large-scale poultry farms waste management in Bishoftu area, Oromia region, Ethiopia. The study used questionnaires survey collected from 235 sample respondents both from small scale and large scale poultry farms. In addition, qualitative data were collected through key informant interviews (KIIs) and field observation. The collected quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis. Descriptive analysis, incorporating the frequency and mean, along with a summary of results, suggested that housing, waste type, regulatory, technology, farm size and stakeholders involvement play crucial roles in enhancing waste management practices. From the correlation analysis, it was found that farm size, stakeholders, technology, and housing were shown to be strongly correlated in the study while waste type and regulatory frameworks were found to be moderately and poorly correlated, respectively. On the other hand, regression analysis indicated that the predictors jointly explained significant variance in waste management practices. Among them, increasing farm size, waste kind, regulatory framework, stakeholders involvement, technology, and housing, impacts the waste management practices significantly. In conclusion, the study recommends that training in areas like disease control to reduce death caused wastes, feed ingredient identification to reduce manure related wastes, and backyard poultry bird management can help make poultry farming financially feasible in the study areas. Regulating the size of farms and giving sufficient training to the poultry farmers are also another recommendations related to benefits. Finally biosecurity safety can be ensured by giving the necessary training regarding the impact of the wastes on the nearby by life.
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waste, poultry, farm, regulatory, technology, and housing