level of Knowledge Regarding Practices of Irrigation Water Rationalization Among Field Extension Workers in Some Districts of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate.

Abstract: The main objectives of this research were to determine : agricultural extensionists knowledge with practices of irrigation water use rationalization, the variables affected in knowledge degree of the respondents, determine degree of importance of sources of water use rationalization from viewpoints of the interviewees, and causes of exceeding of water irrigation uses .
Data were collected from 170 respondents chosen randomly from three districts in Kafr El-Shekh Governorate i.e: Sedy Salem, Motobus and El-Riyed district. Sample presenting 50% of total number of the Extensionists in the three districts mentioned above during February 2005 by using a personal interviewing questionnaire.
Mean, S.D, person's correlation coefficient and multiple correlation were used to analyze data statistically, in addition to frequences and percentages.
The most important results could be summarized as follows:
1.30.6% of total respondents were low level of knowledge with practices
of irrigation water use rationalization, 43.5% were medium level and
26% were high level.
2.there is a positive and significant correlation relationship at the level of
0.01 of significaincy between knowledge levels of the respondents with
practices of irrigation water use rationalization and the following
independent variables: number of working years in extension, number of
training series (times ) in the field of irrigation water use rationalization,
degrees of utilizations of information sources of irrigation water use
rationalization, and degrees of knowledge of compensations of
exceeding of water irrigation use.
3.four independent variable together explained 38.4% of variance in
knowledge level of respondents in the field of water irrigation use
rationalization could be ranked as follows: utilization from the
information sources, degrees of knowledge of compensation of
exceeding of water irrigation use, number of training ratations and
number of working years in extension.
4.There are some important sources in the future for obtaining the
information in the field of water irrigation use rationalization from
viewpoint of respondents i.e: Extension meetings and panels,'
agricultures research center, agricultural co-operatives and mass media
communications.
The important reasons of exceeding of irrigation water use from
viewpoints of the respondents were: multitudes of weeds in irrigation
canals and watercourses, Omission of tiling canals and watercourses
sides and bottom with concrete, nonexistence land settlements by
L.A.S.E.R and insufficiency of farmers experiences with scientific bases
of water irrigation use.
Publication year 2005
Pages 84- 103
Organization Name
City Tanta
serial title Journal of Agricultural Research -Tanta University
ISSN 032x-1110
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Publication Type Journal
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