THE PROBLEMS OF CONTRACTED FARMING, FROM EXTENSION PERSPECTIVE, CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION and MARKETING OF GRAPE CROP IN MINIA GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 30, Volume 90, Issue 4, December 2012, Page 1851-1880 PDF (655.74 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2012.164865 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| MOHAMED A. EMBARAK | ||||
| Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This research aimed at identifying the respondents’ knowledge concerning the importance of the contracted farming of Grapes crop in area of production and marketing, identifying their opinions toward the marketing Extension, as well as identifying the respondents point of view related to the problems facing the contracted farming and their suggestions to overcome them, population 3000. The study was conducted in Minia Governorate. The largest three administrative Districts, in terms of the area cultivated with grapes, were selected. The largest village, in each District was selected. A random sample of 150 grape growers, representing 5% of growers, were selected from the three villages as follows: 58 farmers in Colosna Village in Samalut, 52 farmers in Abwan Village in Matai, and 40 farmers in Saft Abo-Gerg in Bani Mazar. Data were collected through personal interviews by using a questionnaire designed for achieving the study objectives. Frequencies and percentages were used for data and results presentation. | ||||
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