EXTENSION AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN SINAI PENINSULA العوامل الاقتصادية والارشادية المؤثرة على تبنى الممارسات الزراعية المحسنة فى شبه جزيرة سيناء

السيد, أحمد; الديب, سهى; عمر, إبراهيم

doi:10.21608/jaess.2015.42020

EXTENSION AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN SINAI PENINSULA العوامل الاقتصادية والارشادية المؤثرة على تبنى الممارسات الزراعية المحسنة فى شبه جزيرة سيناء

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ قسم الارشاد الزراعى- شعبة الدراسات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية – مرکز بحوث الصحراء – جمهورية مصر العربية

² قسم االدرسات الاقتصادية– شعبة الدراسات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية – مرکز بحوث الصحراء –جمهورية مصر العربية

³ قسم الاقتصاد – کلية الزراعة – جامعة الزقازيق – جمهورية مصر العربية

10.21608/jaess.2015.42020

Abstract

The research aimed to identify and analyze the socio-economic characteristics of Sahl El Tina selected farmers, to determine the status of selected improved agricultural practices adoption by selected farmers within their farming systems, and to estimate the factors that affect farm households’ decisions to adopt selected improved agricultural practices. The research employed surveyed data of 150 farmers, The analytical tools were used statistical treatments such as percentages, means, and logistic regression analysis were applied to the data, The results of a logistic regression analysis showed that age of household head, education of household head, farmer ‘owns’ plots with any recommended practice, Household income, Farmer heard of improved practices, households’ access to public extension services, households’ access to Sahl El Tina extension services, farmer training, perception on improved practices influence on improved practices adoption at the 1% level, the number of information sources was significant at the 5% level .

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