THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IN SOME DSTRICTS OF KAFR ELSHEIKH GOVERNORATE | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 29, Volume 90, Issue 3, September 2012, Pages 1379-1401 PDF (612.14 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2012.163026 | ||
| Author | ||
| GAMAL I. EISAWY | ||
| Senior Researcher – Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute- Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The main objectives of the Research were determining Knowledge of the agricultural extension agents in the field of climate change, in some districts of Kafr El-sheikh Governorate , identifying some of the personal and professional characteristics of the respondents extensionists, measuring their knowledge of some concepts related to climate change, identifying their expectations degree of some effects of climate change in the agricultural sector, identifying their point of view on the importance degree of applying some application to adapt to climate change in the agricultural sector, and their suggestions to reduce the effects of climate change on the agricultural sector. Three districts were selected randomly from Kafr El-sheik Governorate to conduct research, which were : Sidy Salem, Kaleen, and Alriyad. A random sample of 181 agricultural extension agents was drawn according to the Krejcie &Morgan tables, ( 83 of extensionists from Sidy Salem, 60 extensionists from Kaleen, and 38 extensionists from the Alriyad district). Data were collected by using a questionnaire through personal interview. Frequencies, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation were used to analyze data . | ||
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