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Some Factors Affecting Farmer's Behavior to Dispose of Agricultural and Household Waste and How to Overcome Them in Rural of Luxor Governorate

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Rural Sociology & Agricultural Extension

Abstract

This research aims to study some of the factors affecting the behavior of farmers to dispose of agricultural and household waste and how to overcome them in rural of Luxor Governorate, by identifying the methods that farmers use in the disposal of agricultural and household waste in rural of Luxor Governorate, and know the extent to which farmers are aware of the wrong methods of disposal. Including, the reasons leading to farmers' dependence on it, and the extent of the farmers' knowledge of holding extension seminars in this field, and finally identify the role expected of the agricultural extension in this area. The research was conducted in Luxor Governorate on a sample of 300 farmers who were selected through a simple random sample, where the data were reviewed and analyzed using frequencies and percentages. The most important results were that a large percentage of the sample (58%) uses these agricultural wastes in the manufacture of fodder for animals, and that 33.7% by burning, and 8.3% by dumping them in canals, either at home wastes (51%) by dumping them in canals and drains. And 58% of the respondents realized the wrong methods of disposing of these wastes, and the most important reasons for adopting these wrong methods are the lack of rubbish bins, sewage networks, and ways to recycle these wastes. And the vast majority of the sample (91%) did not know that extension seminars were held in this field, while 38% of them expressed the desire to hold seminars in this field to know the correct methods to dispose of agricultural and household waste.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2022.123585.1098

Keywords

Environmental Protection, pollution, Agricultural waste

Authors

First Name

Manar Q.

Last Name

Mohamed

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Department of Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

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01093879629m@gmil.com

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First Name

Samia A.

Last Name

Hilal

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Department of Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

samya.hilal@agr.aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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First Name

Ahmed A.

Last Name

Ibrahim

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Department of Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

latifahmed@aun.edu.eg

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First Name

Hend H.

Last Name

Aly

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Department of Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt

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hendhosny52@gmail.com

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Volume

53

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

35032

Issue Date

2022-06-01

Receive Date

2022-02-24

Publish Date

2022-06-01

Page Start

145

Page End

153

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_241084.html

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=241084

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62

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Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Some Factors Affecting Farmer's Behavior to Dispose of Agricultural and Household Waste and How to Overcome Them in Rural of Luxor Governorate

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22 Jan 2023