مدى وعي مزارعي الخضروات بالاستخدام الآمن للمبيدات في لواء غور الصافي-الكرك-الأردن

الملخص EN

This study aimed to identifying the personal characteristics of the vegetable growers, in Gour al-Safi, and the relationship of these characteristics, with the farmer's awareness of the safe use of pesticides and developing the perceptions necessary, to raise this level of awareness.

A random sample of 137 vegetable growers was collected.

The study relied on preliminary data collection on the interview using the questionnaire tool, which included a total of 45 questions, divided into four sections.

The fivedigit Likert scale was used, with an arithmetic mean (3).

Each variable of the study was divided into three levels (high, medium, low) based on the respondents' understanding of the five-point scale.

(Seldom), and (Never) to the lower level.

The descriptive statistical method used to extract the averages and the ionic ratios, and to calculate Pearson's correlation coefficient to determine the strength of the relationship between Quantitative variables in the study, the Chi square test to assess the deviation The results showed that the age variable has no effect on the safe use of pesticides, while the variable of the educational level and the experience in the field of work in the agricultural sector has a positive effect, and the general level of the four axes together shows, that the general level of knowledge level reached (74.6%), The results of the Chi square test showed that there were differences in the level of knowledge of the safe use of agricultural pesticides during spraying operations in the study sample at the level of (a <0.01), according to the variable of the level And the number of years of experience To study the development of a program of measurable vegetable growers to determine the impact of the program on changing the behavior of farmers towards the safe use of pesticides, and the development of a collective spraying program to avoid the disadvantages of individual spraying operations, and update the laws of manufacture and import of pesticide Trading and good application within Jordan