Some related social variables to farmers attitudes towards developing strawberry exports in Ismailia and Qaliobia governorate.

Abstract: The research aimed at determining levels of farmers attitudes towards developing their strawberry exports, determining related Social variables to these attitudes and finally identifying the most important problems facing strawberry farmers for export purposes.
Data were collected during (April-may) 2004 from "Al-tal elkbeer" and " AI-Qantara Shark" markazes in Ismailia governorate , and "Tokh " and " Shebeen Al-Qanater" markazes in Qaliobia governorate through Personal interview questionnaire with a total sample size of (400) strawberry farmers (100 from each markaz) . The following statis.ical methods were used: frequencies, percentages , Chi-square and Tschupro coefficient.
The most important results were as follows:
1- More than half of interviewees (52.7%) had positive attitudes towardes developing their exports from strawberry in the two governorates.
2- There was a relationship between interviewees attitudes towards developing their exports from strawberry and the following variables: First, personal (education, agriculture information sources, formal organization membership and agriculture information sources) (0.71). , Next family variables (family average education years, Agricultural land ownership, agriculture machinery ownership, dwelling condition, as all these are related – in total – with interviewees attitudes towards developing their strawberry exports with (0.59).
3- The study reached two main recommendations that could help in maximizing farmers attitudes positively towards developing their strawberry exports.
Publication year 2005
Pages 6001-6010
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library – agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 98
Organization Name
Country Egypt
City Mansoura
Publisher Name: Faculty of Agricultural, Mansoura University- Egypt
serial title Mansoura University Journal of Agricultural Sciences
ISSN 1110-0346
Volume 30 . 10
Department Rural Sociology Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
AGROVOC
TERMS
Social change.
Publication Type Journal