The cognitive impact of innovations introduced by bustan agricultural development project (badp) on graduates and beneficiaries at Nubaria region.
Abstract: This research aims mainly at identifying graduates and beneficiaries' level of knowledge about the agricultural recommendations disseminated by BADP at the project target area. These recommendations cover the idea of silage making, urea-treated straw, cultivating millet, modem irrigation techniques and water union associations. The study tries to throw lights on agricultural and social innovations diffused by BADP and their economic returns from the respondents standpoint and what they aspire to have from further Agricultural Extension activities in the future.
The study was conducted at Bustan region which comprises Bustan 1 and Bustan 2 where the population amounts to 1013 respondents from the two categories: graduates and beneficiaries. A random sample that represents 9% of the population was drawn and it amounts to 91 respondents. A questionnaire was designed and administered by personal interview with the respondents. The questionnaire was pre-tested. Frequency tables, percentage and average were used to analyze data statistically.
The following are the main findings of the study :
1- As for the respondents' level of knowledge on agricultural recommendations, the percentages of the group that enjoy a high level of knowledge represent 76.6% in silage formation, 57.8% in urea-treated straw, 60.7% in millet cultivation, 52.7% in modern irrigation systems and 73.6% in water user associations.
2- As for the application of BADP recommendations, the percentages of group who apply and continue to apply these recommendations are as follows: 60.3% in the field of silage formation, 20% in urea-treated straw and 50.8% in millet cultivation. Reasons of rejecting some recommendations are as follows: having no animals (15.1%), some animals refuse eating urea-treated straw (13.1%), abundance of alternative green fodders as a result of cultivating millet (19.6%).
3- As for the innovations that BADP succeeds to disseminate at the area include: cultiv¬ating millet (37.4%, phaseolae (29.7) and onion (18.7%) for the first time at the area.
4- As for new cultivars and strains, the BADP manages to disseminate cultivating corn unihybrisd (20.9%), wheat Giza 9 and Sakha 93 cultivars (20.9%) and super tomato (I7.6%).
5- As for the social-innovations, BADP succeeds in diffusing the following: acquisition of new communicative skills (68%), improving teamwork (65.9%) and new environm¬ental behaviours (64.8%).
6- The most economic impacts for the BADP project innovations include: increasing crop production (63.7%), reducing production costs (58.2%) and improving marketing processes (21.9%).
7- The respondents aspire to have more shops to get their agricultural inputs on installment basis (40%), training on methods of some crop packing and marketing (30%), more training sessions on agricultural activities (28.6%) and cooperative marketing (28.6%).
Publication year 2005
Pages 75-90
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library – agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 82
Organization Name
Country Egypt
City Alexandria
Publisher Name: Prof. Dr. M. Balba Soc. For soil & Water Research
serial title Alexandria Science Exchange - Egypt
ISSN 1110-0176
Volume 26 . 1
Department Extension Programs Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Proposed Agrovoc agricultural projects;
Publication Type Journal
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