Farmers' Attitudes Towards Irrigation Water Rationalization Practices in Rural Assiut Governorate | ||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Volume 55, Issue 4 - Serial Number 1, October 2024, Pages 339-351 PDF (553.12 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2024.310459.1386 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed M. Abdullah* ; Mohamed G. Rashed; Moustafa H. A. Ghanem; Randa Y. M. Sultan | ||
| Department of Rural sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study aims to identify farmers' behavior regarding irrigation water rationalization. Practices, identify the level of environmental awareness of the respondents, and identify the sources of respondents' knowledge of irrigation water conservation practices and determine the correlations between the independent variables studied and the dependent variable. To achieve this, the research relied on a descriptive-analytical approach and used the sample method in collecting data, as data was collected through a questionnaire form. From a sample size of 365 individuals. The results indicated that the most important sources of knowledge for the respondents about irrigation water conservation practices, following weather reports in newspapers, senior farmers, and agricultural guides. Most of the respondents have a high tendency towards rationalizing irrigation water use practices, and a moderate degree of environmental awareness. The significance of the effect of seven independent variables on the degree of farmers' attitudes related to rationalizing water use practices was also proven. and the significance of the effect of five independent variables on the degree of environmental awareness of the respondents was also proven. The study recommended the following: The Ministry of Information must raise awareness of the importance of rationalizing water consumption and supporting awareness campaigns. The Ministry of Agriculture must educate farmers about modern irrigation methods that waste less water. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Agricultural trends; Irrigation water; Rationalization Practices | ||
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