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Farmers' knowledge level of the extension recommendations to produce sugarcane in Luxor governorate, Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to assess farmers knowledge level of extension recommendations to produce sugarcane in Luxor governorate. To achieve this objective, it aimed to: (a) Identify knowledge level of sugarcane growers in research zone, (b) Examine the relationship between level of knowledge level for respondents and their characteristics. To achieve the above objectives, a survey was carried out on 306 respondents in three villages in Luxor governorate; a questionnaire form was prepared and distributed among all respondents. The researchers followed up the process of data collection and were able to obtain responses from respondents in the governorate. Percentages, frequency distribution used for data processing and analyses using SPSS program. The results of field research indicated that the respondents had high knowledge level of two process Choose the right soil, And the date and method of planting (77.1٪ and 57.2٪), respectively, While the results showed that the surveyed farmers had an average level of knowledge of the processes of hoeing the cane crop, preparing the land for cultivation, breaking, and supplying the cane crop, and selecting suitable seeds in proportions (83.7٪, 83.4٪, 73.5٪, 51.6٪). Arrangement, While the surveyed farmers had a low level of knowledge of patching the cane crop, fertilizing the cane crop, and irrigating the cane crop with rates (94.1٪, 76.5٪ and 60.5٪), respectively.

DOI

10.21608/aasj.2021.179217

Keywords

farmers' knowledge, Sugarcane, extension recommendations, Luxor

Authors

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Basheer

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

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abdo6693@gmail.com

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Aboelenein

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

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Abdel Hafez

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M. I.

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

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Abdelsalam

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F. S. E.

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

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mohamedabdelsalam.4919@azhar.edu.eg

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4

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1

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26235

Issue Date

2021-04-01

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2021-02-22

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2021-04-01

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41

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53

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2535-1680

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2535-1699

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764

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Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

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https://aasj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Farmers' knowledge level of the extension recommendations to produce sugarcane in Luxor governorate, Egypt

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22 Jan 2023