Wheat Growers' (WGs) practices to adapt with climate change in the Nile Delta (ND) of Egypt. ممارسات مزارعي القمح للتوافق مع تغير المناخ في دلتا نهر النيل بمصر | ||
| Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 29, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2021, Pages 317-326 PDF (587.71 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/sjas.2021.107138.1168 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Fahmy* 1; Radwa Ata2 | ||
| 1Faculty of Agriculture – Cairo University | ||
| 2Faculty of Agriculture – Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Wheat growers in the ND of Egypt, are vulnerable to climate change, specifically hydro-climatic severe fluctuations and variability. Phenomena such as heavy rain, drought and salt intrusion increasingly and negatively affect their crop production and productivity, with far-reaching socio-economic and environmental impacts. Reliable hydro-climatic information service received in a timely manner could help farmers improve their responses to hydro-climatic variability, thus improving their agricultural decision-making. This study aims to answer the following questions: What is the currently available technical package of Best-Fit Practices (BFPs)? What are the levels of application/ adoption of these BFPs among WGs in ND of Egypt? What are the relationships between the WGs' levels of application/ adoption and their characteristics? Study was conducted in 3 villages in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. A sample of 278 WGs was personally interviewed, by using a questionnaire designed for data collection. The most important results could be summarized as follows: - Farmers perceived hydro-climatic variability as high and the quality of available hydro-climatic information as poor. They indicated a need for more accurate, time-specific, trusted and applicable information for improving agricultural decision-making. It was conclude that there is high potential and need for hydro-climatic information services tailored for farmers in the study area. - The results of factorial analysis showed that there were three main factors namely: a) Efficient Agricultural Production, b) Innovative and Trustworthy Information, and c) experience-based personal influence. These three factors, together explain 52.34% of the total variance. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| hydro-climatic information; agricultural decisions; Nile Delta; Egypt | ||
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