Study Agricultural Information Sources for Extension Agents in Plant Production Field at El-Behira Governorate

Abstract

The objective of this research is to identify the agricultural information resources to extension agents in plant production field at Beheira governorate. This is done by: (a) To determine the degree of exposure of the respondents to the information sources conveying agricultural knowledge in the field of plant production. (B) The degree to which the subjects deal, appropriateness and credibility with the sources of knowledge of agricultural knowledge in the field of plant production. Four distrects were chosen randomly: Damanhour, Abu Homs, Mahmudiya and Shubra Khit. All the agricultural extension workers were surveyed in these four administrative centers. And then a sample of 20% of the total was taken, reaching 50. The percentage of each of the four centers in that sample was determined and a random random sample was drawn from the fact that the agricultural extension lists were in these centers. The main findings were as follows:The majority of the respondents (82%) were the middle and high exposure categories. More than three quarters of the respondents (78%) were of the middle and high categories, the majority of respondents (82%) agree with the appropriate sources of knowledge to them at a medium and high level, and the majority of respondents (82%) recognize the credibility of the sources of agricultural knowledge