Farmers Knowledge Level about Practices that Reduce Environment Pollution Risk with Pesticides in some Villages of Tookh District, Qaliubiya Governorate

Abstract

The study aims to identify the knowledge level of the respondents males and females) regarding the technical recommendations related to reducing the risk of environment pollution with pesticides in Tookh District Qaliubiya governorate. The study focused on identifying the personal and social characteristics of the interviewees, and identifying the differences between respondents (males and females) with respect to both their knowledge level of the agricultural technical recommendations and their level of knowledge of the implemented practices. The stuck as carried oast in EL- Manzala. Namool and 'Terrsah villages with a total random sample of 121 respondents (64 male and 57 female). Data were collected using personal interview questionnaire, and analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. The most important results of the study can he summarized as follows: Females' participation in the suggested extension program was high representing about (47.1%). Males had high knowledge level regarding the technical recommendations of reducing environment pollution with pesticides. whereas (20%) of them had medium knowledge level. and (17%) had Low level. Females' knowledge level was high representing about (25%). and about (47%) had medium level, and (28%) had low knowledge level. The results revealed that about 45% of total respondents (M/F) fell in the high knowledge category of the technical recommendations. 33% fell in the medium category and finally 22% fell in the lo category. By testing the significance of the relationship between both of the respondents knowledge of the technical recommendations among males and females. it was apparent that the relationship was significant at the level of (0.01). where calculated Chi' reached (18.00) and the tabulated reached (9.21). Regarding the implementation degree of technical recommendations, about 55% of males had high implementation degree, whereas 25% and 20% had medium and low implementation degree respectively. In general half of the sample implemented the extension program effectively. Additionally, the results showed that about 16% of females had high implementation level and about 53% of them had medium level. while 31% had low implementation level. Generally. about 36% of the total respondents had high implementation level. 38% had medium level, 26% low level. By testing the significance of the relationship between male and female respondents regarding their implementation practices to reduce the environment pollution with pesticides. it was revealed that the relationship was significant at level of (0.01). as the value of calculated Chi- was (20.09) and the tabulated value was (9.21).