Extension program for rural women regarding recycling some agricultural residuals in Gharbiya governorate

Abstract: It is considered that rural women deal with agricultural residuals more than other family members. Therefore, environmental awareness development of rural women becomes the main approach to overcome many environmental constraints and change rural women behavior towards environment.
This study was carried out to determine the knowledge level of rural women regarding recycling some agricultural residuals.
The Objectives of the Study:
1. To determine the knowledge level of respondent rural women regarding the following treatments of recycling agricultural residuals: Rice straw injection with amonia, Rice straw treatment with youria, Treatment of dry plant residuals with feeding liquid, Compost fertilizer, and silag formation from maize green wood.
2. To determine the knowledge level of respondent rural women concerning the advantages of each treatment mentioned above.
3. To determine the knowledge level of respondent rural women relating to the necessary conditions should be considered in carrying out each treatment mentioned above.
4. To determine the preferrable sources of information regarding the treatments of recycling agricultural residuals mentioned above from respondent rural women point of view.
5. To identify the availability of extension services in the field of recycling agricultural residuals from respondent rural women point of view.
6. To identify the constraints facing producers who recycle the agricultural residuals from respondent rural women point of view.
7. To identify the correlation relationships between knowledge need degrees of respondent rural women regarding each treatment mentioned above and each of the studied independent variables.
8. To determine the contribution of some independent variables affecting the knowledge need degrees of respondent rural women regarding each treatment mentioned above.
Publication year 2006
Pages 1-212
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library Agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 630
Organization Name
Country Egypt
Department Rural Women in Development Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
AGROVOC
TERMS
Women.
Publication Type Master Thesis