ANALYSING THE RICE STRAW RECYCLING PROBLEMS IN BEHEIRA GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 23, Volume 96, Issue 4, December 2018, Page 1577-1605 PDF (823.82 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2018.143352 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| HEBA ESSAM EL. SALAMA | ||||
| Agricultural Extension & Rural Development Res. Inst, ARC, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| the study aimed at analysing rice straw recycling problems according to IQ Matrix, indentifying the officials & executives' opinions and suggesting some extension activities based on the matrix results. A Random sample of 113 farmers was selected from three districts. Data were collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews during February and March 2018. The study revealed the following results: The problems of recycling rice straw started about 10 years ago. The most important aspects of these problems were high prices of the Compost & Non-Traditional Fodder inputs, high prices of machines, small agricultural & animals holdings sizes. The most positives aspects of the problems related to rice straw recycling were modification of the behaviour of the respondents, reducing the chemical fertilizers' cost, and recognizing the advantages of N.T.F.Farmer is the first affected one by the problems of recycling rice straw and the agricultural extension organization is the most important agency associated with these problems as well as agricultural cooperatives, Ministry of Environment and also private sector. The respondents have awareness of how the various organizations affect negatively or positively on the rice straw problems. Recently, both the agricultural extension workers and Ministry of Environment have significant role in the implementation of Compost & N.T.F. From the view points of officials and executive respondents a high attention should be paid to support the agricultural extension workers. Their most important suggestions were implementing extension activities regarding to rice straw recycling to raise the farmers' awareness according to the scientific principles. The most important suggestions to solve the rice straw recycling problems were supporting the agricultural cooperative with some machines, encouraging small farmers to form aggregates and conducting specialized training programs for agricultural extension workers. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| RICE STRAW; RECYCLING | ||||
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