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Farmer's Perception of Climate Change Impacts on the Productivity and the Quality of Fig Crop in Matrouh Territories

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Extension and Rural Society

Abstract

Egypt is the second-highest country in fig production. Matrouh governorate holds 83.5% of the nation's total fig cultivated area. This crop is considered the main source of income for Bedouins in that governorate. Fig trees are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Coping with the adverse effects of climate change depends on the farmers' levels of perception of the impacts of climate change on the productivity and quality of Fig. Hence, this study aims to explore the respondents' level of perception of climate change, its adverse effects on fig production, and the relationship between the respondents' perception and several demographic and socio-economic variables related to them. The study was conducted on a random sample of 120 farmers from two villages in Matrouh Governorate by using a questionnaire administered through personal interviews. Results showed that 48.3% of the respondents had a high level of perception of climate change and its adverse impacts. They also observed eight major changes in their production, the most  important of which are infection with the red spider, delayed ripening, and infection with fungal diseases. In addition, 68.3% of the respondents believe that climate change has a negative impact on the productivity of the fig crop. Furthermore, 23.3% believe that there is a high negative effect on the quality of the product. Finally, the results indicated a positive correlation between the adverse effects of climate change and only two independent variables: the area of the fig farm and the age of the fig trees.

DOI

10.21608/sjas.2023.228389.1324

Keywords

Climate Change, Fig Crop, Matrouh, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Siddique

MiddleName

Kamel

Affiliation

Rural sociology, faculty of agriculture, cairo university

Email

amal.siddique@yahoo.com

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29201012501069

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Nawar

MiddleName

Helmy

Affiliation

Rural Sociology, Fac. Agric., Cairo University

Email

mohnawar@gmail.com

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First Name

Salwa

Last Name

Ismail

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Rural Sociology, Fac. Agric., Cairo University

Email

salwa.marwad@yahoo.com

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First Name

Hussein

Last Name

Tohamy

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Social Studies Department, Socio-Economic Studies Division, Desert Research Center.

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hussien_drc@yahoo.com

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Volume

5

Article Issue

3

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43273

Issue Date

2023-09-01

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2023-08-10

Publish Date

2023-09-01

Page Start

164

Page End

175

Print ISSN

2535-1796

Online ISSN

2535-180X

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https://sjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_316016.html

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916

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Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://sjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Farmer's Perception of Climate Change Impacts on the Productivity and the Quality of Fig Crop in Matrouh Territories

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30 Dec 2024