المستوى المعرفي للمرشدين الزراعيين في مجال المكافحة الحيوية بمحافظة الإسماعيلية

Abstract EN

The aim of the research were to determine knowledge level of agricultural Extensionists in the field of Biological Control, identify training methods which preferred by agricultural Extensionists for training in the field of Biological Control, identify reasons for farmers 'reluctance to apply Biological Control methods from the point of view of the Extensionists, and determining the relationship between the studied variables and the knowledge level of the agricultural Extensionists in the field of Biological Control.

Research was conducted on a random sample of 95 agricultural Extensionists in Ismailia Governorate.

Data were collected by a questionnaire in January 2017, frequency, percentage, weighted average, Pearson's simple correlation coefficient, Chi square were used to analyse data.

The main findings of the research were as follows: 1.

More than three froths of the respondents (76.8%) of the agricultural Extensionists did not receive training in the field of Biological Control.

8.4% and 14.7% of them had low and average benefit.

2.

about four fifths of the respondents (78.9%) had low knowledge of Biological Control, compared with 4.3% have high level of knowledge.

3.

Agricultural Extensionists prefer the following methods of training in the field of Biological Control: field visits, practical demonstration, and seminars.

4.

Reasons of reluctance of farmers to use the Biological Control from the point of view of respondents: Lack of knowledge and information of farmers about the methods of biological control, lack of requirements for the application of biological control, weak shortage of communication challenges between research centers and agricultural extension and farmers.

5.

The most important problems faced respondents in the field of biological control were: lack of incentives and rewards, shortage of extension programs on Biological Control, lack of extension aids.

6.

There is a significant relationship between the following variables: age, academic qualification, academic specialization, length of service in extension work, training, the degree of job satisfaction, and knowledge level of the extensionists in the field of Biological Control.