The Farmers Knowledge and Implementation Needs of Red Date- Palms Weevil Control on some Villages at North Sinai Governorate
Abstract: This research aimed to determine at the farmers knowledge and implementation needs of red date- palms weevil control on some villages at north sinai governorate .and determine the relationship between owl the knowledge and implementation needs study technical recommendation. and between some studied independent variables. and determining agricultural extension services introduced by the extension system to the respondent farmers. and determining the problems to the respondent farmers facing on area.
The research was implemented during the period November- December. 2013. The research was carried out in the biggest three district of date- palms at north sinai governorate(El Arish. Birel – Aabd. Romana). then the biggest villages in each of the districts were selected (Alsabil village of El Arish District. Birel - Aabd Village Birel - Aabd District. Akotaih Village Romana District).The research sample encompassed 205 participant farmers representing about 46.6% of farmers total populations. A pretested written questionnaire and face – to- face interviews were used in collecting the research data. simple correlation coefficient. arithmetic mean. frequency tables. and percentages were used in analyzing the obtained research data.

The main findings of the research were as the following:
• The farmers sample needed knowledge was high between 100 % and 68.3 % for the five recommendations. the medium from less than 60.5 % and 35.6 % for fifteen recommendation. and with low for the rest of the recommendations their number ten recommendations ranged from 33 0.2 % and 13.7 % .
• Implementing need for the studied farmers there is highly to number twelve recommendation ranged between 100 % and 70.7 % . and medium to number sixteen recommendation ranged from 62.9 % and 38 % . and low only two recommendations .
• There was a positive significant relationship ( at 0.01 significance level) between both: educational level. the number of palm -owned. the number of palm trees infected . and the degree of knowledge manifestations of infection. and the needed knowledge to farmers respondents. are no relationship between age. and possessing instruments of control .
• There was a positive significant relationship ( at 0.01 significance level) between both : educational level. the number of palm -owned. and the number of palm trees infected. and the degree of knowledge manifestations of infection. and at the 0.05 level for each of the two variables: possessing instruments of control. and the number of years of experience. and there are no relationship to the variable of age. and between the operational needs of the respondents.
• extension services are low ranging between 1.9 % and 44.9 % .
• The most problems: the shortage of counselors who specialize in combating insect ( 94.6 %). and lack of periodic anti- palm area process ( 89.3 %). and lack of training courses to farmers in the fight against the insect ( 87.8 % ) . and the high price of rent motors used in control operations ( 77.1 % ) .
Publication year 2016
Pages 214- 240
Organization Name
City الجيزة
serial title كلية الزراعة - جامعة القاهرة
Web Page
ISSN 11107871
Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Journal
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