محددات إعادة تدوير المخلفات الزراعية بمحافظتي الفيوم و بنى سويف

Abstract EN

This study has taken interest in recognizing the determinants or obstacles of recycling the agricultural wastes in Fayoum and Beni–Swief Governorates from the point of view of the farmers and the extension agents It also aims to recognize the role of the aquiring the respondent farmers the knowledge related to recycling the agricultural wastes and determining the differences between the farmers under investigation in the region of study in addition to determining the differences between the respondent of extension agents under investigation in Fayoum and Beni–Swief in some variables that are being studied.

In order to achieve these aims, two questionnaire forms were designed one for the farmers and the other for the extension agents.

These two forms included the variables being studied.

After choosing a random simple sample of the farmers (79 in each governorate), the data were collected using interviews.

There was also another sample of the extension agents that was chosen from the same villages and districts (97 respondents) of Fayoum and Beni Swief Governorates.

The most important findings related to the extension workers represented is the low level of knowledge of nearly half the respondents of the recommendation items which is about some of the techniques of recycling the agricultural wastes.

It was also found that more than half of the farmers under investigation (55%) in Fayoum and most of these in Beni-Swief admitted that the techniques of recycling the wastes were diffusion among the farmers.

The most important problems that face the extension system while diffusion were the unavailability of the facilities and means of transport (47.9%), the unavailability of the useful liquids and anabolics (47.9%).

While the most important problems facing the application of the techniques of recycling the agricultural wastes were the unavialability of the cutting and mincing machines (45.7%) and the unavailability of the free plastic sheets.

The important findings related to the farmers, was that most the respondents were in the categories of moderate and high knowledge of the recommendation items related to recycling the agricultural wastes .

Half of the respondents in Fayoum and Beni–Swief indicated the availability of enough information about recycling the agricultural wastes through the extension system.

It was clear that more than 30% of the respondents did not want to apply the techniques of recycling either because of the absence of enough information or because the extension agents do not follow them up.

It was clear that more than half of the respondents do not trust the extension agents.

This in due to, as they said that they do not follow them up and that they do not care for solving their problems.