Citrus Growers Benefits from New Communication Technology Means to Get Extension Recommendations of Its Production in Bustan Area, Behira Governorate | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 30, Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2022, Pages 352-365 PDF (703.45 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajar.2022.277877 | ||
| Author | ||
| B. S. Baroor* | ||
| Department of Agricultural extension and Rural Society, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The research is aiming to determine the degree to which the respondents’ farmers benefiting from means of communication technology to Get Extension recommendations for citrus production. The most important results are as follows: the majority of respondents (84.7%) are in advanced ages 41-67 years the majority of respondents (98.7%) have higher and above-average or intermediate qualifications. the majority of respondents their cultivated citrus areas are ranging between 1.25-10 acres. majority of respondents (95.3%) have medium or high degree of innovation. the majority of respondents (97.8%) are members in 1-6 organizations. the majority of respondents (97.8%) have cultural openness between medium and high level and more than four-fifths of the respondents (83.2%), their level of attitude towards agricultural extension are negative and neutral. the majority of respondents (91%) have short and medium citrus cultivation experience ranging between 4-18 years. the majority of respondents, (96.9%), their level of benefits from means of communication technology to get Extension recommendations about citrus production in general are medium and low. There is a positive correlation between the two variables: innovative, membership in rural organizations, and the degree which the respondents’ farmers benefit from means of communication technology to get Extension recommendations for citrus production. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Citrus Growers; Citrus Growers Benefit; New Means of Communication Technology; Extension Recommendations; Citrus Production; Al-Bustan Area | ||
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