قياس ثقة الزراع في بعض مصادر المعلومات الزراعية ببعض قرى محافظة أسيوط

Abstract EN

This research aimed to measure the degree of farmers' trust in some agricultural information sources (extension agents, agricultural supplies sellers, and farmers' leaders) in some villages in Assiut Governorate, and to to test the differences among farmers in their confidence in the studied information sources.

The research was conducted on 241 farmers who were selected from three villages in Assiut Governorate.

Data were collected using questionnaire forms during September 2022.

Frequencies, percentages, arithmetic mean and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance were used for data presentation and analysis.

The results showed a low confidence of the respondents in extension agents and agricultural supplies sellers, while their confidence was moderate in farmers' leaders as sources of agricultural information.

It also became clear that there are significant differences among farmers in their confidence in the studied information sources.

The research recommended to confront the trust gap between farmers and agricultural extension agents, by knowing the reasons that made the farmers' confidence in extension agents less than their confidence in the other sources, and training extension agents on gaining farmers' trust, which is reflected positively on improving the relationship between the two parties, and contributes to developing the role of agricultural extension in Assiut Governorate.