Economic valuation of organic and clay-based soil amendments in small-scale agriculture in Lao PDR

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作者
Mekuria, Wolde [1 ]
Getnet, Kinde [1 ]
Noble, Andrew [2 ]
Chu Thai Hoanh [3 ]
McCartney, Matthew [3 ]
Langan, Simon [1 ]
机构
[1] IWMI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
[2] IWMI, Battaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka
[3] IWMI, Xaythany Dist, Vientiane, Laos
关键词
Economic returns; Livelihood; Payback periods; Smallholders; Soil amendments; Sustainability; MAIZE YIELD; CHEMICAL-PROPERTIES; POULTRY MANURE; PRODUCTIVITY; MANAGEMENT; BIOCHAR; IMPACTS; WATER;
D O I
10.1016/j.fcr.2013.05.026
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
At a farm level, economic returns are the single most important attributes that drive farmers to adopt agricultural technologies. This study was carried out at the Naphok and Veunkham villages, Lao PDR, to evaluate the yield response of a maize mono-cropping system to soil amendments and analyze the economic return of such interventions. The amendments were rice husk biochar, bentonite clay, compost, clay-manure compost, and rice husk biochar compost, in isolation and in various combinations. Over a period of two cropping seasons (2011-2012), the enhancement of maize yield due to soil amendments ranged from 0.77 to 3.79 t ha(-1) at Naphok and from 1.21 to 5.14 t ha(-1) at Veunkham, resulting in net revenues ranging from -794 to 841 and -331 to 1391 US$ ha(-1), respectively. Soils amended with low-cost amendments such as compost, rice husk biochar, rice husk biochar compost, and clay-manure compost were economically viable within the first cropping season. In contrast, soils amended with higher-cost amendments such as bentonite clay requires up to five years to be economically viable. Such variations indicate that taking into account maize yield revenues only does not provide sufficient incentives to farmers to adopt higher-cost soil amendments. We conclude that there is a possibility to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and improve the income of smallholders using locally available low-cost soil amendments. Our findings provide important information for decision makers to promote the adoption of low-cost soil amendments, and, thereby, to contribute to productivity growth and food security through sustainable intensification. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:379 / 389
页数:11
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