The level of knowledge and implementation of farmers of organic farming techniques in some villages of Monoufia Governorate مستوى معرفة وتنفيذ الزراع لتقنيات الزراعة العضوية بقريتين بمحافظة المنوفية
El-Sabbagh, M., Salama, R. (2021). The level of knowledge and implementation of farmers of organic farming techniques in some villages of Monoufia Governorate مستوى معرفة وتنفيذ الزراع لتقنيات الزراعة العضوية بقريتين بمحافظة المنوفية. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 309-328. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2021.56468.1065
Mohamed El-Sabbagh; Raaid Abd El-Nasser Salama. "The level of knowledge and implementation of farmers of organic farming techniques in some villages of Monoufia Governorate مستوى معرفة وتنفيذ الزراع لتقنيات الزراعة العضوية بقريتين بمحافظة المنوفية". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2021, 309-328. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2021.56468.1065
El-Sabbagh, M., Salama, R. (2021). 'The level of knowledge and implementation of farmers of organic farming techniques in some villages of Monoufia Governorate مستوى معرفة وتنفيذ الزراع لتقنيات الزراعة العضوية بقريتين بمحافظة المنوفية', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 309-328. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2021.56468.1065
El-Sabbagh, M., Salama, R. The level of knowledge and implementation of farmers of organic farming techniques in some villages of Monoufia Governorate مستوى معرفة وتنفيذ الزراع لتقنيات الزراعة العضوية بقريتين بمحافظة المنوفية. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 3(1): 309-328. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2021.56468.1065

The level of knowledge and implementation of farmers of organic farming techniques in some villages of Monoufia Governorate مستوى معرفة وتنفيذ الزراع لتقنيات الزراعة العضوية بقريتين بمحافظة المنوفية

Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Article 26, Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2021, Page 309-328  XML PDF (879.68 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/sjas.2021.56468.1065
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Authors
Mohamed El-Sabbagh email 1; Raaid Abd El-Nasser Salama2
1Human Development & Economic Department – Faculty of Fish Resources – Suez University
2Rural Development & Economic Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences – El-Arish University
Abstract
The research aimed at identifying farmers' knowledge and implementation levels
regarding organic agric. practices, also sources of information, and the relationship with some independent variables. Data were collected through personal interview by using a questionnaire from a random sample of 285 farmers.
Simple correlation and multiple regressions (step-wise) were used for data analyzing. The study revealed the following results:
- The majority of respondents 58% their knowledge level was moderate, while 39% their Implementation level was low.
- The main sources of information regarding organic agric. were: regional agric. research stations, newspapers, training courses, agric. magazines, and TV agricultural programs.
- There were 7 variables explain 38% of the total variance in the farmers' knowledge degrees, these variables were: farm holding size, farm machinery size, farmer social participation, family size, farmer education, farmer age, farmers satisfaction about general services in the village.
- There were 7 variables also explain 33% of total variance in the farmers' Implementation degrees, these variables were: number of family sets, farmer ambition, family size, farmer age, farm ,machinery size, farmer education, and farmers satisfaction about general services in the village.
Keywords
Practices; Implementation; Organic Agriculture; Pollution
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