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English :
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OPINIONS OF POTATOES CROP GROWERS IN THE CONTRACT
FARMING IN SO.ME OF MINIA GOVERNORATE VILLAGES
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Arabic :
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اراء زراع محصول البطاطس فى الزراعة التعاقدية ببعض قرى محافظة المنيا
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| Abstract |
This study aimed at identifying growers sources of hearing about
potatoes crop contract farming and their opinions concerning its
importance, advantages and disadvantages, contractors, the services
provided to growers, way of contracting, contract items and identifying
their opinions toward the marketing Extension, and identifying the role
which the marketing extension can play in contract farming.
The research was conducted in Minia Governorate. The largest
three administrative districts, in terms of the area cultivated with potatoes,
were selected. The largest village, in each district was selected and thus
the became population 1500 farmers. A random sample of 150 potatoes
crop farmers representing 10 % of growers, were selected from the three
villages as follows: 80 farmers in Damsher village in Minia, 30 farmers in
Dakof Village in Samalut, 40 farmers in Abwan Village in Mattai. The
farmers were randomly selected from a regular reality records inventory of
potatoes farmers for 2013 in the agricultural associations in the selected
. villages. Data of this research were collected during September 2013
through a questionnaire form designed for achieving the research
objectives. Frequencies and percentages were used for data and results
presentation.
The most important findings are:
1-93.3% of potatoes growers, heard about contract farming, the most important
sources of hearing are family and neighbors 64.3% and the agricultural associations
with 15.7%. 2-39.3% of respondents believe that contract farming is somewhat
important.
3-The main advantages of contract farming of Potatoes are to ensure the crop
marketing with good price 98.6%, and giving the producers good prices of 95% and
th~ services introduced by the contracted 55%.
4-The main disadvantages of contracting are the non-compliance of the contracted of
rising the price in case of rising in market 58.6%, and non-executing of contract
items from the two sides with 52.8%
5-The results showed that 90.7% of growers prefer to sell the crop before growing.
6-It is showed that contractors are: wholesaler with 21.4% ,and Chips factories with
20%
7-It was clear that services of contractors are : providing growers with good seeds
58.7%
8-The way of contracting is made through the middle people is 52.9%
9-The most important items are: agreeing on price 98.5%, and agreeing on quantity of
crop with 72.8%.
10-The results showed that growers' opinions about the marketing extension the it
doesn't exist as 65.3% of them agreed on that.
ll-The results showed that growers' opinions about the agricultural extension that it
has no role in marketing their crop with 92%.
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| Publication year |
2014
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| Pages |
1661 - 1676
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| Availability location |
معهد الارشاد الزراعى والتنمية الريفية
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| Organization Name |
Agricultural Extension & Rural Development Research Institute (AERDRI)
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| Country |
Egypt
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| City |
Giza
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| Publisher |
Name:
المجلة المصرية للبحوث الزراعية
Place:
مركز البحوث الزراعية
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| serial title |
المجلة المصرية للبحوث الزراعية
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| Volume |
92
. 4
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| Author(s) from ARC |
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| Agris Categories |
Extension
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| Publication Type |
Journal
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