اتجاه الزراع نحو ممارسات الزراعة المستدامة ببعض قري محافظة الفيوم

Abstract EN

This research aimed at determining the attitude level of respondent farmers towards sustainable agricultural Practices, determining the relationship between the total degree of their attitude and each of the studied independent variables, identify the information sources and identify the problems facing them in this field.

This research was carried out in Fayoum governorate using random Sample That was selected from the villages of Senoures, Etssa, and Ebsheway districts respectively Abheet Al Hager, Abou Ceure Defeno, and Khalitia villages were selected from each district respectively.

A random Sample of 225 respondents represting 10% of the total studied population were selected in the three villages.

Data were collected using a questionnaire by personal interview that was pre-tested and updated.

Data were used to analyze data percentages and simple correlation coefficient.

The main finding of the research were as follow: 1- More than half of the respondents (56%) have positive attitudes towards the sustainable agricultural practices (SAP) 2- There is a significant relationship between attitudes towards (SAP) and each of the following independents variables, attitude towards changes, attitude towards agricultural extension, information sources, cultural and geographical exposure, education level, achievement motivation, age, experience in agricultural work, participation in environmental activities, and size of land holding 3- More than half of respondents (51.1%) have average degree for the exposure of the information source and 48.5% have low benefits from these sources.

The most important of information sources were: personal experience, relatives, neighbors and friends, agricultural programs in television and agricultural extension agent.

4- The most critical problems facing respondents regarding sustainable agricultural were: smallness of the farm size, lack of financial resources, high cost of agricultural workers, low fertility of the soil, and inappropriate and high price pesticides.