The relative importance of extension methods for rural women in raising efficiency of food production

Abstract: The study aim: I) determining the relative importance extension methods prefered by the rural woman. 2) Determining the differences between the respondents related to their preference for the extension methods. 3) Studying the effect of some variables on their preference for the extension methods.
To achieve these objectives, 13 Villages were selected in 8 Governorates in Egypt. The sample size amounted to (2700) respondents rural women.
Data were collected through a personal interviews using a pretested questionnaire. Friedman formule was used or data analysis.
The results of this study revealed that:
I- The three types of the extension methods used in the study could be arranged on the following lay out due to the prefer¬ence of the respondents in all the studied village! Except in
Kalama in Kalubia and Kafr el-Moselha in Monoutia, the semidirect
effect methods, the direct effect methods, and finally the indirect effect ones.
2- In Kalama in Kalubia governorate the respondents prefered the
direct extension methods more than the semi-direct
ones, while Kafr-el-moselha in Monofia, they prefered the indirect methods more than the direct effect ones.
3- Significant differences were found between the age, and the size of their family agricultural holding.
Publication year 1989
Pages 23
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library – agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 146
Organization Name
City Giza
serial title Bulletin of Agricultural research and Rural development research institute
Department Rural Women in Development Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Proposed Agrovoc extension methods;
Publication Type Journal
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