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English : Utilization from virtual extension research communication network (vercon) to solution farmer's problems in Kafr el-Sheikh villages
Arabic : الاستفادة من شبكة اتصال البحوث بالإرشاد الزراعى فى حل مشكلات الزراع بقرى محافظة كفر الشيخ
Abstract The study aimed at reasons of the farmer's dealing with network. Determining of utilizing from virtual extension research communication network (VERCON) level to solution farmer's problems, determining correlation and regression relationship between utilizing from virtual extension research communication network to solution farmer's problems degree as dependent variable and the studied independent variables, identify constraints which facing the farmer's respondents at using network. Data were collected by personal interviews using a pretested questionnaire during November and December 2006 from 150 respondents in 12 villages of extension centers in Kafr El-Sheikh govemorate. Simple correlation, multiple correlation coefficient, regression, step-wise multiple regression techniques and means were used to analyze data statistically in addition to frequencies, percentages and tables The results of this research revealed that: 1- There were five reasons dealings of farmers with network: containment the network of modem agricultural information and it help them to improvement agricultural production, confidence of agricultural information spreading, the dealing goodness between extension center workers and the network helping farmers to solution of most problems. 2- Utilizing of the respondents from (VERCON) were low level in solution the following problems: agricultural productivity (27.3%), animal production (46%). marketing (38.7%), environmental (38.7%) and administrative (45.3) of respondents. 3- Utilizing of the respondents from (VERCON) were medium level in solution the following problems: agricultural productivity (30%), animal production (28%),marketing (50.6%), environmental (36%), and administrative (44%) of respondents. 4- Utilizing of the respondents from (VERCON) were high level in solution the following problems: agricultural productivity (42.7%), animal production (26%), marketing (10.7%). environmental (25.3%), and administrative (107%) or respondents. 5- There was a positive and significant relationship between utilizing from virtual extension research communication network variable to solution problems degree as dependent variable and each of following independent variables: farm size, sources of agricultural Information, leadership degree, social participation, knowledge with network components, age of respondent, modernization degree, availability of computer in village, number of visit often the network. 6-There were four independent variables explain 39.9% of the total variance in utilizing from virtual extension research communication network to solution problems degree. 7-The leadership degree, sources of agricultural information, age of respondent, and knowledge with network components were the more important and effective independent variables affecting it explained 33.7% of the variance in the dependent variable. 8- There were Five constraints utilizing virtual extension research communication network of farmers: most of them not having computers, they are unawareness of dealing of computer, spreading illiteracy of farmers, conflict time of farmers work with the time work at extension centers and far the extension centers from following villages.
Publication year 2007
Pages 1981- 1995
Availability location Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institutes library, معهد بحوث الارشاد الزراعى والتنمية الريفية- مركز البحوث الزراعية -جيزة
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Organization Name
    Agricultural Extension & Rural Development Research Institute (AERDRI)
City Mansoura
serial title Mansoura University Journal Of Agricultural Scieces
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Documentation and informationExtension
AGROVOC
TERMS
Egypt. Extension programmes. Information technology. Network analysis. Uses.
Publication Type Journal

 
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