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EXTENSION NEEDS OF CITRUS FARMERS FORCONTROLING ERATITIS CAPITATAIN A. R. E.
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الاحتياجات الإرشادية لزراع الموالح فى مقاومة ذبابة الفاكهة فى جمهورية مصر العربية
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| Abstract |
Citrus is considered one of the chief fruit products in A.R.E. It is important from the nutritional point of view (fresh or processed). It is also one of the foreign currency sources for these reasons we have to do our best for controlling the pests which attack this crop. From these pests ceratitis capitata which is considered the most dangerous as it affects the citrus crop either from the consumption, marketing or production point of view. For these reasons this study was contced determine the extension needs of citrus farmers in knowing and executing the recommendations concerning the control of ceratitis capitata in their farms, determining the problems which face them in controlling this insect and determining the relation between the extension needs of citrus farmers and their personal characteristics (education, size of land tenure, number of experience years in growing citrus and the level of contact with the agricultural extension agent during their campaign with ceratitis capitata.
This research was made in El Sharkia and Bani Sweif as they are the biggest governorates in the size of the land planted by citrus. On the same base a district was chosen from each governorate and a village was chosen from each district. A sample from the citrus growers was chosen from the two villages. The size of the sample was 300 citrus farmers.
Data of research were gathered during the months of September and October 1994 through a questionnaire form covering the objectives of the study and by interviewing the respondents. The data were tabulated by using percentages and analyzed by using simple
correlation coefficient. From the results it was found that there are a great differences between what the citrus farmers know and execute and what is recommended in controlling ceratitis capitata. Also it was found that there is a negative relationship between the rate of their knowledge needs and their execution needs. There is also a negative relationship between their knowledge needs and their execution needs on one side and their level of education, the size of land planted with citrus and number of experience years in planting citrus on the other side. While there was a positive relationship between the rate of their knowledge and execution needs and their level of contact with the agricultural extension agent. It was found also that there are many problems facing the citrus growers during their campaign against the ceratitis capitata. These problems are the rise in the prices of insecticides, the lack of expiring date, the defraud of the insecticides, the lack of spraying motors and the lack of the trained workers.
In the light of results, some recommendations were suggested to protect the crop of citrus, increase its production, increase '.he efficiency of the extension work and reinforcing its message by teaching the Egyptian farmers the information and practices concerning the control of the ceratitis capitata in their citrus orchards.
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| Publication year |
1995
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معهد بحوث الإرشاد الزراعى و التنمية الريفية-9 ش الجامعة-مركز البحوث الزراعية-الجيزة
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| Organization Name |
Agricultural Extension & Rural Development Research Institute (AERDRI)
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| Country |
Egypt
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Name:
كلية الزراعة –جامعة الأزهر
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جامعة الأزهر
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| Agris Categories |
Extension
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AGROVOC
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Citrus.
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| Proposed Agrovoc |
extension needs;
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| Publication Type |
Master Thesis
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