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Contribution of field schools on farmers' knowledge and implementation of some recommendations related to citrus production in Beni swaif governorate
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Arabic :
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مساهمة المدارس الحقلية فى زيادة معارف وتنفيذ الزراع لبعض توصيات إنتاج الموالح بمحافظة بنى سويف
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| Abstract |
The main objective of this research was to identify knowledge and implementation scores of farmers (affiliated and non-affiliated with field schools) to different technical recommendations related to citrus crop production as a way to determine impact of field schools on farmers' knowledge ad implementation to those concerned recommendations.
The research was conducted in four villages located in Beni Swaif governorate (Kumn Al-Arous, and Al-Mimouna/El Wasta district; and Brawa El Wukf. and Kui/Ahnassia District). Field schools approach was applied in the two studies villages of Kuhn El Arousal and AI Immune, while it was not applied in the studied two villages of Braw El Waif and Chui.
A random sample, of 75 farmers participated in field schools, was drawn similarly a random sample of 75 farmers not affiliated with field schools, was drawn. The research data were collected during the period June-July, 2004. A pre-tested written questionnaire and interpersonal interviews were used in collecting the research data. Frequency tables, Arithmetic means, percentage, and t-test were used in analyzing in obtained research data.
The main research findings were as follows:
(1) Average knowledge scores to those studied farmers affiliated with the field schools concerning technical recommendations related to citrus crop was 29.75 and with a standard deviation of 5.59. For those farmers who were not affiliated with field schools, mean of technical recommendation knowledge score was 11.88 and with a standard deviation of 2.56.
(2) For those studied farmers affiliated with field schools, mean of their implementation of technical recommendations regarding citrus crop was 11. 88 and with a standard deviation of 2.79. On the other hand, mean of implementation to non-affiliated field schools farmers regarding citrus crop technical recommendations was 3.84 and with a standard deviation of 1.50.
(3) There was a significant difference (at 0.01 significance level) between the two studied groups (affiliated and non-affiliated with field schools) concerning citrus crop technical recommendations knowledge, in favour of the affiliated studied group.
(4) There was a significant difference (0.01 significance level) between two studied groups affiliated and non affiliated with field schools) regarding citrus technical recommendation' implementation scores, in fovour of the affiliated studied group.
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| Publication year |
2005
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| Pages |
6724-6730
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| Availability location |
Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library – agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
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| Availability number |
116
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| Organization Name |
Agricultural Extension & Rural Development Research Institute (AERDRI)
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| Country |
Egypt
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| City |
Mansoura
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| Publisher |
Name:
Faculty of Agricultural, Mansoura University- Egypt
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| serial title |
Mansoura University Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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| ISSN |
1110-0346
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| Volume |
30
. 11
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| Department |
Extension Methods and Audio/Visual Aids Research Department
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| Agris Categories |
Extension
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| Proposed Agrovoc |
extension methods;
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| Publication Type |
Journal
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