USING LASER TECHNOLOGY FOR LAND LEVELING A Comparative Study for Some Farmers' Characteristics and its Impact on Their Attitudes Towards its Utilization in Sohag Governorate
Abstract: This study aimed to determine: the difference in communicational, social, psychological and economical characteristics between the users and non-users of Laser Technology for Land Leveling (LTLL) in Sohag Governorate, the difference between the attitudes of LTLL users and non-users toward its utilization, the difference between LTLL users and non-users regarding the commonly used information sources about LTLL, and the difference between LTLL users and non-users regarding their exposure to extension methods. The study aimed also to define the relationship between farmers attitudes towards LTLL utilization and each of the independent variables studied and to identify the problems encountering farmers using LTLL.
The study was conducted in Sohag as one of Upper Egypt governorates targeted to disseminate LTLL by MALR. Two random samples of 75 respondents each were drawn representing LTLL users and non-users from 16 villages in 7 districts. Data were collected by interviewing respondents using a pre-tested questionnaire during the mid of March till the end of April 1999. Tabulation and percentages were used for presentation, and testing hypotheses for the difference between two means (Z), averages, standard deviation, weighted means, Pearson's product moment and step wise were used to analyze data statistically.

The main results of the study revealed that:
- Except for cosmopolitness variable, significant differences were detected between LTLL users and non-users regarding most communicational variables, and all social, psychological and economical variables.
- Most LTLL users (93.3%) showed strong or favorable attitudes toward LTLL, while less than half of non-users (42.7%) were located in the same category of attitude.
- LTLL users depended mainly on personal and mass information sources, while LTLL non-users depended on personal sources like neighbors, friends and relatives.
- Mass extension methods were the most important methods LTLL users exposed to, while LTLL non-users exposed mainly to personal extension methods.
- Significant relationship was found between respondents' attitudes and 6 of the communicational variables and 5 of the social, psychological and economical variables. Only five of these variables were highly contributing in explaining the total variance in farmers attitudes toward LTLL, that were: attitudes toward innovation, attitudes toward Agricultural Extension, Formal participation in local organizations, exposure to mass media, and contacting change agents.
- The main problems of LTLL users were: high costs, the small land holdings (fragmentation), and unavailability in the proper timing.
Publication year 1999
Organization Name
City الجيزة
serial title استراتيجية انتاج زراعى آمن فى الوطن العربى - اتحاد الجامعات العربية - جامعة القاهرة
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Publication Type Conference/Workshop
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