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The Role of Human Resources in Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Development in Egypt: A Case Study of Egyptian Quarantine Workers

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Sciences

Abstract

The human factor represents an essential component for sustainable development. It is the target of the development process and the beneficiary of its positive effects. On the other hand, it is the main supplier of production, what makes the human resource the real wealth of poor countries as well as the most important factor for the efficiency and success of agricultural development programs of those countries. The agricultural quarantine is regarded as the first line of defense to protect countries against imported infections and pests, as well as protecting consumers against agricultural commodities that are not conforming to standards and specifications. In 2015, the rate of exports and imports examined by Egyptian quarantine was estimated to be 57% of total agricultural exports and imports, a matter that initiates the importance of studying the efficiency of the employees working in the agricultural quarantine in performing the required role in the agricultural development process. The research aimed mainly at identifying the efficiency of Egyptian quarantine workers based on the models of the regression of the dependent variable, “probability regression model", that is Logit - Probit - Poisson - Tobit Regression. The research is conducted in 2017, preliminary data is obtained by questionnaire, 70 cases of workers in the Egyptian quarantine from a total of 789 workers having a bachelor degree or more - i.e. representing about 10% of the total number of employees in Quarantine- have been participated. The results of this study show that an increase in wages by one pound leads to increase the possibility of workers efficiency in the agricultural quarantine by, 0.002 units, according to Poisson model. An increase in the years of age by one year leads to increase the possibility of workers efficiency in the agricultural quarantine by about, 0.214 unit according to Poisson model. An increase in the educational level by one level leads to increase the possibility of workers efficiency in the agricultural quarantine by about 0.155 units according to Poisson model. An increase in the element of training by one unit leads to increase the possibility of workers efficiency in the agricultural quarantine by about 0.089 units according to Poisson model.

DOI

10.21608/jsas.2018.2760.1053

Keywords

Probability regression, Efficiency, Human Resources, Logit, Probit, Tobit, Poisson, Logistic regression

Authors

First Name

Azza

Last Name

Abdeldaim

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Economics and Agricultural Business,Faculty of Agriculture , Alexandria University.

Email

azzadaim@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Nashwa

Last Name

Eltatawy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Economics and Agricultural Business,Faculty of Agriculture , Alexandria University.

Email

nashwa.eltatawy@gmail.com

City

Alexandria

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-

First Name

Sherin

Last Name

Sherif

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Economics and Agricultural Business,Faculty of Agriculture , Alexandria University.

Email

sherin.sherif@alexu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

First Name

El Hussein

Last Name

Elseify

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Economics and Agricultural Business,Faculty of Agriculture , Alexandria University.

Email

helseify@hotmail.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

Volume

44

Article Issue

1

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1186

Issue Date

2018-03-01

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2018-01-26

Publish Date

2018-03-01

Page Start

13

Page End

18

Print ISSN

2536-9571

Online ISSN

2536-958X

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364

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Publication Title

Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences

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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Role of Human Resources in Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Development in Egypt: A Case Study of Egyptian Quarantine Workers

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Created At

22 Jan 2023