This research aimed at determining the attitude level of respondent
farmers towards sustainable agricultural Practices, determining the
relationship between the total degree of their attitude and each of the studied
independent variables, identify the information sources and identify the
problems facing them in this field. This research was carried out in Fayoum
governorate using random Sample That was selected from the villages of
Senoures, Etssa, and Ebsheway districts respectively Abheet Al Hager, Abou
Ceure Defeno, and Khalitia villages were selected from each district
respectively. A random Sample of 225 respondents represting 10% of the total
studied population were selected in the three villages.
Data were collected using a questionnaire by personal interview that
was pre-tested and updated.
Data were used to analyze data percentages and simple correlation
coefficient.
The main finding of the research were as follow:
1-
More than half of the respondents (56%) have positive attitudes
towards the sustainable agricultural practices (SAP)
2-
There is a significant relationship between attitudes towards (SAP) and
each of the following independents variables, attitude towards changes,
attitude towards agricultural extension, information sources, cultural and
geographical exposure, education level, achievement motivation, age,
experience in agricultural work, participation in environmental activities, and
size of land holding
3- More than half of respondents (51.1%) have average degree for the
exposure of the information source and 48.5% have low benefits from these
sources. The most important of information sources were: personal experience,
relatives, neighbors and friends, agricultural programs in television and
agricultural extension agent.
4- The most critical problems facing respondents regarding sustainable
agricultural were: smallness of the farm size, lack of financial resources, high
cost of agricultural workers, low fertility of the soil, and inappropriate and
high price pesticides.