The Impact of Extension Fields in Disseminating Technical Recommendation for Farmers who Plant Cotton Intercropped with Wheat in some Villages in Menoufia Governorate

Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine both knowledge degrees and implementation degrees of' two groups. Uric of them which were involved in the extension field and the other group (compared farmers) on practices related to plant cotton intercropped with Wheat. Also is to determine differences in knowledge and implementate degrees of the two groups.
This research was carried out in the two biggest area districts that were planted by cotton intercropped with wheat: they were Quessna and Elshahada in El- Menoufia governorate.
The sample of this study was consisted of: (1) 41 farmers represent 36.3% of the total number of extension field farmers. (2) 41 farmers from compared fields all were chosen randomly.
Data Were collected by using a pretested questionnaire through personal interview during July, August 2006. Percentages, frequencies, arithmatic mean, standard deviation, " T " test to analyze data statistically.
The most important Findings were as follows:
I- The majority of extension field: farmers had high knowledge degrees for practices concerning planting cotton intercropped with wheat.
2- The majority of extension fields limners had high implementation degrees for practices concerning planting cotton intercropped with wheat.
3- There were significant differences at 0.05. 0.01 level between farmers
knowledge degrees of extension fields and compare formers for all practices
concerning planting cotton intercropped with wheat except one practice.
4- There were significant differences at 0.01 level between farmers
implementation degrees of extension fields and comparative fanners for
practices concerning planting cotton intercropped with wheat.
Publication year 2006
Availability location معهد بحوث الارشاد الزراعي والتنمية الريفية
Availability number
Organization Name
City Giza
serial title Agricultural Research Centre - Giza – Egypt
Author(s) from ARC
AGROVOC
TERMS
Cotton. Diffusion of information.
Proposed Agrovoc demonstration plots;
Publication Type Journal