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The role of agricultural extension in awareness of optimum crop sequences patterns in New Valley Governorate

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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This research aims to identify the patterns of crop sequences prevailing among the cultivated farmers during three consecutive agricultural years; determine the level of satisfaction of the respondents with the prevailing patterns of crop sequences, and the most important variables associated with it; and identify the sources of agricultural information from which the respondents derive their information in this field, and the extent to which the agricultural extension apparatus implements some extension activities in the field of educating farmers with appropriate crop sequences patterns. This research was conducted in the New Valley Governorate, where the two largest districts in the governorate were chosen namely Al-Kharjaa and Al-Dakhla districts. A simple random sample of farmers was chosen in each village by 5% of the total number of farmers in each village, where the data of this questionnaire was completed through a personal interview for respondents. A set of statistical methods were used in the analysis of field data, where these methods ranged from tabular presentation by frequency and percentages, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and the rank correlation coefficient of Spearman. The results indicated that the most common cropping patterns among cultivated farmers in the winter season for three consecutive agricultural years were: (clover + wheat), and (clover + wheat + bean). The most common cropping patterns among cultivated farmers in the summer season for the three consecutive agricultural years were: (clover + green fodder), and (clover + Sorghum + Maize). About 11.5% of the total sample falls in the high from the degree of satisfaction with the prevailing cropping patterns. We recommend to intensify the extension efforts to provide farmers with all knowledge and information on agricultural crops, the needs of the internal and external markets, and consumers requirements.

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10.21608/ajar.2020.126676

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Agricultural Extension, crop sequences, Agricultural information

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Hamed

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Department of Social Studies, Division of Economic and Social Studies, Desert Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

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hanansaad2009@gmail.com

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Sallam

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Department of Social Studies, Division of Economic and Social Studies, Desert Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

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El Sayed

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Department of Social Studies, Division of Economic and Social Studies, Desert Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

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45

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2020-06-01

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2020-03-01

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2020-06-01

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132

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144

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1110-1563

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2786-0051

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Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research

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22 Jan 2023