THE ROLE OF AGRICUTURAL EXTENSION IN PUBLICIZING TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RCYCllNG ARICUlTURAL WASTS IN SOME VILLAGES OF BEHERA GOVERNORATE

This research primarily aimed at determining the role of agricultural
extension in publicizing technical recommendations for recycling agricultural
wastes in some villages of Behera governorate. This study was carried out in four villages namely Arkoub ( Abou EI-Matameer province) , Koum EI-Berka( Kafr EI-Dawar province ) , Abou Hawash ( Abou Hommos province) and Zehour Al-Ornarae ( Detengat province ) where there are large field crops cultivated areas. A questionaire was designed and distributed to , 33 studied person. Data was collected through an interview with those persons and the questionaire was filled in each case. Many statistical methods were used to analyse the data such as : percentages, frequency tables, Simple correlation, multiple regression , T -test and F·test to test for significancy between independent and dependent variables and the multiple regression pattern analysis to define the most independent variable affecting the dependent factor. The main findings of this study were: More than three quarters of studied cases had high knowlredge and implementaion in treating wasts by using urea. While 2/3 of high knowledge did not know about molasses treatment. Medium and low implementaion research exceeded half. Two thirds of research had low and medium knowledge level regarding treating wasts with ammonia, while those of low implementation level represented more than 314 of researchee. With regard to corn sillage , percentage of high their knowledge-
researchee was 68.4 % while implementation percentage was 60.2 % . Researchee percentage of low level of knowledge and implementation which treated beet wasts was 58.5 % . Independent variables contributed by 62.7 % in interpreting the variations in knowledge of wast recycle as a dependent factor . Moreover, partcipation in rural organization, utilization of agrianltural wastes, and access to knowledge sources contributed by 57.8 % in the references of dependent variable. A significant correlation was found the degrees of knowledge and implementation of researchee and variables such as total agricnltural property, participation in rural organization, tendency to utilize wastes, and access to knowledge. Percentage of researchees of low and medium knowledge with regard to treating agricnltural wastes was 42.8 % and high 57.2 %. Percentage of researchees of low and medium implementaion level with regard to treating agricultural wastes was 54.2 % and for high 45.8 %.