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Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues Open access
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Received: 2019-02-21  |  Accepted: 2019-04-10  |  Published: 2019-06-30

Title

Entrepreneurship in palm fronds recycling: a Jordanian case


Abstract

This research paper argues that date palm fronds are feasible for recycling in bitmus production (organic agricultural soil) and have a good potential as an organic fertilizer. Entrepreneurial projects urge manufacturers to reconsider the use of these wastes of raw materials, and try to preserve them for organic agricultural soil and organic fertilizers’ liquid to be used for various plants and trees. This could help in preserving the environment and reducing the consumption of natural resources. The project aims to benefit from the wastes of palm trees in Al Ghor, Jordan, mainly date palm fronds which are abundant (They are presently burned, causing pollution and harm for farmers as well as the soil, the environment and the local community). Such fronds are transformed into useful forage for nutrient animals, livestock and soil fertilizers. The products from this project will be of high value for farmers and can be available as an alternative for imported fertilizers at preferable costs. In addition the produce will contribute in overcoming the shortage of forage materials in Jordan.


Keywords

recycling, palm fronds (Phoenix dactylifera), bitmus, organic fertilizer, Jordan, entrepreneurship, sustainability


JEL classifications

M13 , L60


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/313


DOI


Pages

1694-1703


Funding

This research was supported by Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan

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Authors

Areiqat, Ahmad Yousef
Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan https://www.ammanu.edu.jo
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Al-Ali, Asaad Hameed
Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan https://www.ammanu.edu.jo
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Al-Yaseen, Hussein Mohammed
Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan https://www.ammanu.edu.jo
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

6


Number

4


Issue date

June 2019


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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