The research aims at identifying the farmers' level towards bio-
fertilization adoption, sources of farmers'knowledge of bio-fertilizers
application; reasons for not adopting the bio- fertilizers application; the
farmers' proposals in order to increase the adopting rates and finally
identifying the relationship between some personal and social factors and
bio- fertilizers adoption level. The research was carried out in EL Behera Governorate. Two districts,
Damanhour and Kome Hamada were randomly selected, Then Sanhour and
EL Barnoge villages from Damanhour district and EL Toud and Omar
Makrem villages from Kame Hamada district were randomly selected. 30
farmers were randomly selected from each of the selected villages, so the
total sample became 120 respondents.         The data were collected by personal Interview using written  questionnaire, that was earlier prepared, tested. and modified, during May. 2002. The questionnaire comprises different components regarding the
respondents personal and social data, others for measuring the knowledge
score of the adoption of their utilization. The data were treated quantitively and statistically analyzed by the simple
correlation coefficient, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, range and
percentage The most important findings of this research were:       - The research findings showed that HO% of the respondents were aware
about the biological fertilizers Akadi t fertilizer was the highest among
tarrners'awareness 100%, while the Nitrobin fertilizer was the lowest
27.1%.         - The research findings indicated that g2.~I% of the respondents, who            were awared about using biological fertilizers. adopted the Akadin fertilizer
with an adoption rate of 100%. while adoption of the Nitrobin fertilizer was
the lowest with an adoption rate of 124% - The research revealed that there were five sources of knowledge for bio-             fertilizers. They      included       the fami y members and                    neighbors, extensionist or the director of the cooperative society; radio and TV;
newspapers and magazines; and Extension publications. - There were six reasons preventing farmers from the adoption of the bio-
fertilizers. They included lack of bio- fertilizer information; lack of
knowledge and accessability of the bio- fertilizers; lack of knowledgeof
good application of these fertilizers, not knowing the precautions which
should be considered during the application processes, Its unavailability
in the market; and its high cost. - The farmers proposed seven major proposals in order to increase
farmers'adoption rate for the application of the bio- fertilizers. They
included incr.easing the farmers' knowledge for bio-fertilizers and their
application; facilitating the bio- fertilizer accessability with reasonable
price,conducting extension seminars for the Importance and benefits of
bio- fertilizer application; making the bio- fertilizers available when they
are needed, more attention to be give1 to the practical demorstration on
the bio- fertilizer application methodology increasing publicity and
advertisement through using mass media about the bio- fertilizers; and
making the specialized extension pamphlet available on bio- fertilizers
applications - There were significant positive relationships between the farmers' adoption
for the bio- fertilizer application and education: source of Information; and
the cosmopolitaness: .nnovativeness at the slgnlficantlevel 0.01, while
there was a significant negative relationship With age of the respondent at
a significant level 0.01.