FARMERS'ADOPTION FOR BIO-FERTILIZER UTILIZATION IN SOME VILLAGES OF BEHERA GOVERNORATE | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||
| Article 4, Volume 29, Issue 2, February 2004, Pages 681-693 PDF (927.75 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2004.209679 | ||
| Author | ||
| S. A.M. Mohamed, | ||
| Researcher, in the Department of Agricultural Extension Programs, Ag. Extension and Rural Development Research Institute (Agricultural Research Center), | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The research aims at identifying the farmers' level towards bio- fertilization adoption, sources of farmers'knowledge of bio-fertilizers application; reasons for not adopting the bio- fertilizers application; the farmers' proposals in order to increase the adopting rates and finally identifying the relationship between some personal and social factors and bio- fertilizers adoption level. The research was carried out in EL Behera Governorate. Two districts, Damanhour and Kome Hamada were randomly selected, Then Sanhour and EL Barnoge villages from Damanhour district and EL Toud and Omar Makrem villages from Kame Hamada district were randomly selected. 30 farmers were randomly selected from each of the selected villages, so the total sample became 120 respondents. The data were collected by personal Interview using written questionnaire, that was earlier prepared, tested. and modified, during May. 2002. The questionnaire comprises different components regarding the respondents personal and social data, others for measuring the knowledge score of the adoption of their utilization. The data were treated quantitively and statistically analyzed by the simple correlation coefficient, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, range and percentage The most important findings of this research were: - The research findings showed that HO% of the respondents were aware about the biological fertilizers Akadi t fertilizer was the highest among tarrners'awareness 100%, while the Nitrobin fertilizer was the lowest 27.1%. - The research findings indicated that g2.~I% of the respondents, who were awared about using biological fertilizers. adopted the Akadin fertilizer with an adoption rate of 100%. while adoption of the Nitrobin fertilizer was the lowest with an adoption rate of 124% - The research revealed that there were five sources of knowledge for bio- fertilizers. They included the fami y members and neighbors, extensionist or the director of the cooperative society; radio and TV; newspapers and magazines; and Extension publications. - There were six reasons preventing farmers from the adoption of the bio- fertilizers. They included lack of bio- fertilizer information; lack of knowledge and accessability of the bio- fertilizers; lack of knowledgeof good application of these fertilizers, not knowing the precautions which should be considered during the application processes, Its unavailability in the market; and its high cost. - The farmers proposed seven major proposals in order to increase farmers'adoption rate for the application of the bio- fertilizers. They included incr.easing the farmers' knowledge for bio-fertilizers and their application; facilitating the bio- fertilizer accessability with reasonable price,conducting extension seminars for the Importance and benefits of bio- fertilizer application; making the bio- fertilizers available when they are needed, more attention to be give1 to the practical demorstration on the bio- fertilizer application methodology increasing publicity and advertisement through using mass media about the bio- fertilizers; and making the specialized extension pamphlet available on bio- fertilizers applications - There were significant positive relationships between the farmers' adoption for the bio- fertilizer application and education: source of Information; and the cosmopolitaness: .nnovativeness at the slgnlficantlevel 0.01, while there was a significant negative relationship With age of the respondent at a significant level 0.01. | ||
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