The study aimed to identify the knowledge level of potato farmer
regarding to the export conditions of potatoes to the European Union (EU), to
determine the differences between the knowledge degrees of the farmers in the
two villages to the study, to identify farmer opinions regarding the social
effects of the agricultural part of the Egyptian-European convention on then,
and to identify the problems facing farmers since implementation of the
Egyptian - European convention.
The study was conducted in the village of Sayedna Solomon in Nobariya
area as one of the largest areas Pest Free Area (PFA), and village of Talia,
Menofia Governorate as one of the largest areas outside the Pest Free Area
(PFA). a random sample was chosen of 50 farmers from Sayedna Solomon
village and 100 farmers from Talia village.
Data were collected through personal interviews with respondents by using
pre-tested questionnaires prepared specifically to achieve the study objectives.
Frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation, in addition to "t" test
were used to present and analysis data study.
The most important results of the study were:
1- There were a significant differences at 0.05 level between farmers' level of
knowledge in the two studied villages regarding the export condition of
potatoes to (EU).
2- There was increase in the negative social effects on small farmers
resulting from applying the Egyptian-European convention as the
investigated farmers expressed, and the differences between the two
studied villages were significant at 0.01 level.
3- There were main problems facing small farmers in the Sayedna Solomon
village concerning the market of the crop locally, the lowلexport prices,
and the shortage of water for irrigation in summer, while the main
problems in Talia village were concerning the lack and the high prices of
the inputs, the irrigation problem, and the problem of marketing the crop < br />locally.