A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL LEADERS AND FARMERS IN THE FIELD OF ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RECLAIMED LAND AT KAFR El-SHAIKH GOVERNORATE | ||||
Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||||
Article 3, Volume 29, Issue 5, May 2004, Page 2563-2576 PDF (885.81 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2004.209749 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
E Shalaby,; H. tesam; E. S. Mikhael | ||||
Agrlc. Ext. and.·Rural development Research Institute | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The main objective of this study was to know the differences in the characteristics between Agricultural leaders and Farmers, and to recognizing the difference in the knowledge level and in the adoption level between Agricultural Leaders and Farmers in the field of advancement and finance of reclaimed land, also to identify the most vital factors that . Maintenance the knowledge level and adoption level of agricultural leaders and fan1'1elJ. A, well prepared and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data For this’ research, through personal interviews from a vanadium sample Consisted of 216 (50 leaders, 166 farmers) in El Taamim. El Taftiesh, El Salem, in Kafer El-Sheikh Governorate. Percentages, simple correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data statistically. The most Important findings of this study was as follow: No significant differences were found among Agri. Leaders and Farmers concerning the knowledge level, and the adoption level. There was a significant statistic relationship between all the independent variables of this study and the knowledge of Agri. Leaders, this variables explained about 41.3% of the variance in the level of Agri leaders knowledge. There was a significant statistical relationship between all the independent variables of this study and the knowledge level of fanners, this variables explained about ~3.6% of the variance in the level of farmers knowledge. There was significant statistical relationship between all the independent variables of this study and the adoption of the Agri. cultural leader. this variables explained about 40.4% of the variance in the level of agricultural leaders adoption. There was a significant statistical relationship between aU the independent variables of this study and the adoption Jevel of farmers, this variables explained about 14.1 % of the variance in the level of fanners knowledge. | ||||
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