"Training needs of Agricultural Extension Agents in the field of climate change in Gharbia Governorate | ||
| Journal of Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 75-86 PDF (556.07 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original research paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsaes.2025.414809.1162 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Esam Mohamed Ibrahim ELBaaly1; Ahmed Maher Elgohary1; Mohamed Abd Elmagied Shahawy* 2 | ||
| 1Department of Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Agricultural Economics- Faculty of Agricultural -Tanta University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study primarily aimed to identify the training needs of agricultural extension workers in the field of climate change. The study included all 199 agricultural extension workers at the village level in Gharbia Governorate. A random sample was selected based on the Kressiji and Morgan tables, resulting in a sample of 132 extension workers. Data was collected using a questionnaire and personal interviews during May and June 2024. Several statistical methods were used to analyze and present the results, including frequencies, arithmetic means, standard deviation, reliability coefficient, simple correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression to explain and interpret the results. The study concluded with the following: Respondents are in dire need of qualifying, applied, and comprehensive training in the four dimensions of climate change studied, due to their high average training needs. The following four variables: extension work experience, achievement motivation, attitude toward working in agricultural extension, and attitude toward training, are significantly positively correlated at the 0.01 probability level with the total training need for the four dimensions studied. The independent variables combined explain 70.4% of the variance in the total need for the causes of climate change, 52.4% of the total need for the manifestations of climate change, 60.1% of the total need for climate change mitigation practices, and 65.8% of the total need for climate change adaptation practices. The study found several obstacles to the respondents' approach to climate change and proposed a number of appropriate proposals to address these obstacles. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Climate change; Agricultural guides; training needs‚ | ||
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