Determinants of agricultural modernization in two villages in Belkas district, Dakahlia governorate
Abstract: This Study aims at identifying the level of agricultural modernization and discovering the factors that are related to agricultural modernization and the factors that explain the variance in agricultural modernization.
To realize these objectives, data were collected from random sample of 200 farmers from two villages in Belkas district , Dakahlia governorate .
Percentages, simple correlation, regression and step-wise multiple regression techniques were used for data analysis.
The results of the study showed that:
1- The majority of farmers (53%) have a moderate level of farmer modernization .
2- There were 5 independent variables which explained together about 27% of the total variance in farmers modernization. they are attitudes toward education, mass media exposure, aspiration level, household possession, and change-agent contact.
3 - A great majority of farms ( 85 %) have a low level of modernization ,
4- There were 3 independent variables which explained together about 16% of the total variance in farm modernization. They are cattle ownership, cosmopolitans and mass media exposure.
5- The majority of fanners (64%) have a low level of agricultural modernization in general.
6- There were 6 independent variables which explained together about 30% of the toil variance in agricultural modernization. They are household possessions, mass media exposure, aspiration level, attitudes toward education, cosmopolitans, and contact with change agents.
Publication year 2002
Pages 20
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library Agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 323
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 Sociology Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Modernization.
Publication Type Journal
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