IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SOURCES ON THE GREEN BEANS’ FARMERS’ PRODUCTIVITY KNOWLEDGE IN THE RECLAIMED AREAS IN BENI-SUEF AND EL MENIA GOVERNORATES
Abstract: The objectives of this study are: recognizing information sources of green beans farmers in the new reclaimed areas in Beni-suef and El Menia governorates; identifying respondents farmers’ knowledge degrees concerning recommendations of planting and producing green beans crop; Also determining the relationship between respondents farmers’ knowledge degrees related to recommendations of planting and producing of the studied crop and the degrees of their exposure to different information sources.
Hence, identifying percentage of participation of exposure degrees to different information sources in the total variation explaining knowledge degrees of respondent farmers related to recommendations of planting and producing crop.

This study conducted in Beni-Suef and El Menia governorates which were chosen according to biggest size of reclaimed areas and having largest numbers of tenants in Upper Egypt.
Data were collected randomly from 200 green beans farmers by using Morgan & Krejcie quotient- in El Sherouk village in Ehnasia district in beni -Suef governorate and El Ezaz 3 from Samalout district in El Menia governorate. This sample represents 28.7% of the total number of green beans farmers in the tow studied areas. A personal pre-tested questionnaire was utilized for data collection through personal interview during Feb. and march 2006.
Results were presented and analyzed using tables of frequencies, percentages, standard deviation, arithmetic mean, weighted mean, analysis of variance (F test), simple correlation coefficient, and Step wise multiple correlation and regression analysis.

The study revealed the following important results :
1. The most important agricultural information sources related to green beans respondents farmers were: agricultural TV programs (81%), while the agricultural exhibitions were the least source in importance (1.5%).
2. The biggest ratio of respondent farmers who exposure to agricultural information sources and acquired knowledge related to recommendations of “thinning and replanting“ of green beans crop was: (89.5%), followed by the ratio of “crop maturity and harvesting“ (87.0%). While the least ratio was related to the recommendations of “plant diseases and pest control“ (50.0%).
3. The general mean of the total ratios related to respondent farmers knowledge concerning recommendations of planting and producing green beans crop which acquired from the agricultural studied sources was (68.85%).
4. Less than two thirds of respondent farmers (62.5%) had higher knowledge score in the recommendations of “the crop irrigation“.
5. There were significant positive relationships on level 01. between the independent variable of exposure degrees of information sources and the knowledge degrees as a dependent variable related to recommendations of “seed treatment before planting & plant diseases and pest control of the studied crop“.
6. a. Degrees of exposure to the personal agricultural information sources participated in the total variation explaining knowledge degrees of respondent farmers regarding to five recommendations were: varieties acquirement, appropriate planting time, seed treatment before planting, plant diseases and pest control, crop maturity and harvesting.

b. Exposure to mass media information sources participated in the total variation explaining knowledge degrees of the interviewees in three recommendations were: appropriate quantities of seeds, seed treatment before planting, weed control.

c. Exposure to organizational information sources participated in the total variation explaining knowledge degrees of the respondents farmers in one recommendation only was: plant diseases and pest control of the studied crop.
Publication year 2006
Organization Name
Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Journal
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