OPINIONS OF POTATOES CROP GROWERS IN THE CONTRACT FARMING IN SOME OF MINIA GOVERNORATE VILLAGES | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 27, Volume 92, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 1661-1676 PDF (468.27 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2014.157711 | ||
| Author | ||
| MOHAMED A. EMBARAK | ||
| Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 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. | ||
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