Extension Knowledge needs of Rural Bowen for decreasing the loss of tomatoes production in Beheira & Quallobieh governorates
Abstract: The study aims at : 1) Determining the knowledge used level of rural women for recommendations of decreasing the loss of tomatoes production processes. 2) Determining the differences between the respondent rural women of the sample towards the level of knowledge need for recommendations of decreasing the lose of tomatoes production processes. 3) identifying the appropriate extension methods prefered by rural women for receiving the extension messages of this activity. 4) Determining the differences between knowledge used level of respondent regarding some personal variables. 5) proposing an extension plan of work for developing rural women in Beheira end Quallobieh governorates to decrease the loss of tomatoes production.
to achieve the study objectives, data were collected from (14o) respondent rural women in the villages of the two mentioned governorates by personal interviews using a pretested questionnaire.
Means, "z" test and chi square were used for data analysis.
The results of the study were :
a) The Knowledge used level of rural women was moderate about the recommended processes of decreasing the loss of tomatoes production.
b) significant differences were found between the respondent rural women of the two studied villages regarding the kno¬wledge need level of the recommended process of decreasing the loss of tomatoes production•
c) seven extension methods were prefered by the respondent rural women including female extensionist visit to rural women, rural T.V., local leaders, extension meeting, radio, extension tours, and extension publications for receiving the extension messages of this activity.
d) No significant differences were found between the level knowledge need of the respondent rural women regarding the studied variables.
Due to the previous results, the study suggested an extension plan of work to meet knowledge needs of rural women to avoid the loss of the tomatoes production.
Publication year 1991
Pages 29
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library – agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 167
Organization Name
Country Egypt
City Giza
Publisher Name: Agricultural Research Centre – Egypt
serial title Bulletin of Agricultural Extension and Rural development research institute
Department Rural Women in Development Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Proposed Agrovoc extension needs;
Publication Type Journal
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