SOCIAL STABILITY FOR SETTLERS IN THE NEWLY RECLAIMED LANDS IN NEW SALEHIA – SHARKYA GOVERNORATE | ||||
Journal of Productivity and Development | ||||
Article 6, Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2010, Page 123-141 PDF (95.83 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2010.42407 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Moushira Fathy AL- Agamy* | ||||
Agriculture extension & rural development research institute Tag AL-Ezz station, Dakhlia (AERDRT) Agricultural Research center (ARC). | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The study aimed at determining the interviewee's social settlement, identifying its relationship with studied variables, determining the independent variables contribution in explaining the total variance of social settlement, and finally identifying the most important obstacles facing interviewees in new reclaimed lands and their suggestions to overcome it . Data were collected using a personal interview questionnaire from settlers ( beneficiaries, graduates) with a total size of 153 interviewees, randomly chosen . The following statistical methods were used : percentages, Pearson correlation coefficient, step- wise and arithmetic mean The results revealed the followings : -73.9% of the interviewees fall into of the medium category of social settlement . -A significant correlative relationship was found between social settlement degree and the following independent variables :the land's social value, environment security level, personal aspiration level, availability needed for small projects, opportunities, availability of needed raw materials of SME and development degree of their livelihoods .Marketing obstacles were the most important obstacles facing interviewees. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
social stability; settlers; Newly Reclaimed Lands; New Salehia; Sharkya Governorate | ||||
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