Diffusion and adoption of some agricultural innovations among citrus farmers at districts of Mettobis and Desouk in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate

Abstract: The study aims mainly to identify diffusion and adoption levels of some agricultural innovations among citrus farmers at districts of Mettopis and Desouk in Kafr El-sheikh Governorate through achieve the following specific objectives:
1- To identify some distinguished characteristics of farmers.
2- To determine diffusion level of some agricultural innovations among respondent citrus farmers.
3- To determine adoption level of some agricultural innovations among respondent citrus farmers.
4- To determine correlation relationship between some distinguished characteristics of respondent fanners as independent variables and diffusion level of some agricultural innovations of citrus as dependent variable, and explaining the variation in this studied dependent variable.
5- To determine correlation relationship between some distinguished characteristics of respondent farmers as independent variables and adoption level of some agricultural innovations of citrus as dependent variable, and explaining the variation in this studied dependent variable.
6- To determine the reasons which lead respondent farmers to continue in their adoption of some agricultural innovations concerning cultivating citrus.
7- To determine the reasons which lead respondent farmers to discontinuity their adoption of some agricultural innovations concerning cultivating citrus.
8- To determine the problems facing respondent farmers concerning adoption of citrus agricultural innovations, and also their suggestions to get rid of it from their points of view.

Publication year 2005
Pages 1-304
Availability location Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library Agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
Availability number 626
Organization Name
Country Egypt
Department Extension Programs Research Department
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
Proposed Agrovoc adoption;
Publication Type PhD Thesis