Farmers' knowledge level on wheat pest control in some villages of lkl11ra and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates
Abstract: Wheat is viewed as the most important nutritional cereal crop which the Egyptian governorate & trying hard to achieve Egypt's self-sufficiency or at least to narrow the gap between its production and consumption needs.
Pest control is considered one of the most important agricultural processes essential for protection wheat production.
The main objective of this research is to determine farmer `s knowledge level regarding wheat pest control and its relationship with some independent variables and determine farmers' knowledge sources from which they obtain their knowledge concerning wheat pest control and the problems facing them.
This research was carried out on a random sample of 286 respondents representing about 5% of total number of wheat farmer's landowners in eight villages of both Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh governorates.
The research data was collected during March - April 1998 by using written questionnaire and respondents interviews. The written questionnaire was pretested before its use in this study. Arithmetic means, standard deviation, chi-square, correspondence factor, Tabulation Frequencies and percentage were used in the data statistical analysis.
The most important findings were as follows:
More than 50% of the respondents obtain their knowledge from 4-6 sources. The most important knowledge farmer's sources were agricultural extension, personal experience, relatives and neighbors, friends, TV agricultural programs, and radio agricultural programs.
The respondents knowledge level, in regard to wheat pest control, ranged between maximum level of 79.75% of the knowledge level to swallow control, and a minimum of 40% of that knowledge level of orange rust.
The farmers knowledge level was high in relation with three pests: swallows, boirer, and biting worm, medium in relation with controlling the three pests of Loose smut of wheat, rats, aphid and was low regarding the three pest control of vine mildew, yellow rust and orange rust.
A significant positive relationship was found at 0.01 level between farmers' knowledge level in wheat pest control and each of the independent variables: the respondent's education level, number of knowledge sources which the respondent are exposed to them, and visit to agricultural service centers on the other hand, a positive significant relationship was found, at 0.05 level, between the dependent variable, the respondent knowledge level in wheat pest control, and each of the independent variables: age and exposure to mass media means. No relationships were found between the dependent variable and each of family size and agricultural land ownership.

Six problems facing wheat farmers were identified in carrying out the specific recommendations related to wheat control in percentages ranged between maximum of 67.13% of total wheat farmers related to high prices of seeds, and a minimum percentage of 15/03% in relation to resulted damage of using poison bites. On the light of the research findings, six indicators were identified as guides to increase agricultural extension program effectiveness related to wheat pest control.
Publication year 1999
Pages 23
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library Agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 255
Organization Name
Country Egypt
City Giza
Publisher Name: Agricultural Research Centre – Egypt
serial title Farmers' knowledge level on wheat pest control in some villages of lkl11ra and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates.
Department Extension Methods and Audio/Visual Aids Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Proposed Agrovoc extension needs;
Publication Type Journal
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