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المستخلص -~--------’-------”. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Agriculture is considered a very important economic sector of Yemen ReJ?ublic. Development of Agriculture is considered a national necessity. Many projects have been established in Yemen for rural development adopting the integrated approach. Agricultural Extension. is considered a very essential component of all these projects. Though some years have passed since the establishment of these projects, very few scientific studies have been designed to evaluate extension programs adopted by these projects. To fill this gab this study had been designed to evaluate such programs in three major development projects in Yeme~. These projects are:- Middle Highlands Development Project. southern Highlands Development Project. Tihama Development Authority (TDA). To fulfill this general purpose the researcher had aspired to study the following ;- Some important personal characteristics of extension personnel and their qualifications and induction and inservice training. Extension personnel’s attitudes towards extension work and towards for.ers. Extension duties perfor.ed by extenaion personnel and .is. of wock alloca~ed’ to each one of the•• .~.. -2- Degree of extension workers planning and evaluation. participation in program Extension methods used and opinion upon its efficiency. extension personnel’s Types of existing relationship between extension organization and research stations, colleges and schools of agriculture and development institutes. Extension personnels knowledge about evaluation. Problems facing extension work in the three projects. Qata for this study was collected from extension personnel workingj.nthe three projects through personal interviews guided ’by a questionnaire percentages and means were used as tools of statistical analysis. Findings of this study could be summarized as follows: 1. The mean age of all extension personnel working in the three projects was 30.6 years. Majority of them were less than thirty years o~ ago. 2. Majority of the extension. personnel working in the three projects were .arried. fro. rural origins and living in private reaidences. 3. Majority of the ext:eaaion personnel workin9 in both middle highlands and southern high lands. projects had a univ~rsity degree while .ajority of ~iha.a authority extension personnel finished only the preparatory school. -3- 4. Majority of the extens ion personnel in the three projects who had agricultural degrees had studied c:;ourse that qualifies them to be extension workers Majori ty of all the personnel in the three pro jects had been involved in induction training for about half a year Majori ty of them also had indicated that they had benifited from such training. The percentages of the personnel who had indicated that they have been involved in service training were 55.6% 40.5% and 29.2% subaequen t Ly for middle uplands, southern uplands and Tihama authority. The mean number of days for such training were 35.9 •. 152.9 and 130.1 subsequently for the three mentioned projects. 5. overwhelming majority of the personnel interviewed had indicated their desire to work in extension before joining their projects. Reasons indicated to justify such desire were: - Love of extension work-because of theirrural origin -fits their specialization- extension increases agriculture production and extension transfers technology. Majority of the. also indicated the desir~ to continue in extension work for similar reasons· 6. The attitudes of the .ajority of the extension_personnel twords extension and twords the farllers were highly possitive • 7. The extension .worker in ••iddle uplands project was dealing with a •• an nu.ber of villages ¥bich co.es -4- to 31.4 villages and a mean number of formers which comes to 4286 farmer. The mean and number of villages for one extension worker in outhern uplands project was 28.5 villages and the mean number of farmers -wa s 2950 farmer. In Tihama authority the mean number of villages for one extension worker was 19.74 villages and the mean number of farmers was 694.76 farmers: 8. Majority of extension personnel itnerviewed had indicated that they had participated in ’program planning and about half of them indicated that they had participated in evaluation acti vi ties specially in data collection and writting of evaluation reports. 9. The mean number of feil.d. demonstrations established .~ annually by one extension worker was 20.7, 4.2 and five fields subsequently for middle uplands, southern uplands and Tihama authority. Field and home visits were used at a higher rate by Tihama extension workers as compard with’ lIliddle uplands and southern uplands extension workers. 10. Majority of middle uplands personnel interviewed indicated. the absence of relationship between the. and research stations, educational institutes and development organizations. On the other hand .ajority of southern upland project .and Tihataa authority personnel interviewed ad.itted the existence of such relationsbips. 11. 55.6 %, , 45,.91 and 47.21_$ •••• Uyof IliMJe l1pJards, . uplands and Tihalla author i ty personnel aquired a higber grade than the meanin tbe knowledge test ”’inist.ed by the researcher. SUMMARYANDCONCLUSION Agriculture is considered a very important economic sector of Yemen ReJ?ublic. Development of Agriculture is considered a national necessity. Many proj ects have been established in Yemen for rural development adopting the integrated approach. Agricultural Extension. is considered a very essential component of all these proj ects. Though some years have passed since the establishment of these projects, very few scientific studies have been designed to evaluate extension programs adopted by these proj ects. in Yerne-v . fill this gab this study had been designed to such programs in three major development proj ects These proj ects are:- To evaluate Middle Highlands Development Project. southern Highlands Development Project. Tihama Development Authority (TDA). To fulfill this general to study the following purpose the researcher had aspired Some important personnel and and inservice personal characteristics of extension their qualifications and induction training. Extension personnel’s attitudes work and towards for. ers. towards extension Extension and . is. duties of wock perfor.ed by extenaion a.l Loca-ve d ’ to each one of personnel the· • -2- Degree of extension workers planning and evaluation. participation in program Extension opinion methods used and upon its efficiency. extension personnel’s Types of existing organization and schools of agriculture relationship between extension research stations, colleges and and development institutes. Extension personnels knowledge about evaluation. Problems facing extension work in the three proj ects. Qata for this study was collected from working j . nthe three proj ects through guided ’by a questionnaire percentages as tools of statistical analysis. extension personal and means personnel interviews were used Findings of this study could be summarized as follows: 1. The mean age of all extension three projects was 30.6 years. less than thirty years o~ ago. personnel working in the Majori ty of them were 2. Majority of the extension. three projects were .arried. living in private reaidences. personnel working in fro. rural origins the and 3. Majori ty of the ext: eaaion personnel workin9 in both middle highlands and southern high lands. proj ects had a univ~rsity degree while .ajority of ~iha.a authority extension personnel finished only the preparatory school. -3- 4. Majority of the extens Ion personnel In the three projects who had agricultural degrees had studied c:;ourse that qualifies thern to be extension workers Majori ty of all the personnel In the three pro jects had been involved In induction training for about half a year Majori ty they had benifited of the personnel of thern also had indicated that frorn such training. who had indicated involved In ser vrce training The percentages that they have been were 55.6% 40.5% and 29.2% subaequen t Ly for rnicldle uplands, southern uplands and T’iharna authority. The rrrearr riurriber of days for such training were 35.9 e. 152.9 and 130.1 subsequently for the three rnerrti.orie.d projects. 5. over’whe.Irriirrg rnajority of the indicated their desire to personnel work In interviewed had extension before j orrrrng their projects. Reasons indicated to jus’tify such desire were: - Love of extension work-because of theirrural or’rgrn -fits their specialization - extension Increases agriculture production and extension transfers technology. Majority of the. also indicated in extension work for sirrrilar the desir~ to continue reasons’ 6. The attitudes sonnel twords of the .ajority of the extension and twords extension ~erthe farllers were highly possitive 7. The extension dealing with worker m ••iddle uplands proj ect a ~. an nu.ber of villages ¥bich co.e.s was -4- to 31.4 villages and a rrieari rrurnber of forrners which COlTIesto 428 6 farrner. The rrieari and rrurnber of villages for one extension worker in outhern uplands project was 28.5 villages and the rrieari rrurnber of farrners -wa s 2950 farrner. In T’iharna authority the rrieari rrurnber of villages for one extension worker was 19.74 villages and the rrieari rrurnber of farrners was 694. 7 6 farrners: 8. Majority of extension personnel itnerviewed had indicated that they had participated In ’prograrn planning and about half of thern indicated that they had participated In evaluation acti vi ties specially In data collection and writting of evaluation reports. 9. The rrieari rrurnber of feil.d. dernorrstrations established annually by one extension worker was 20. 7 , 4 . 2 and five fields subsequently for rnidrile uplands, southern uplands and T’iharna authority. Field and horne visits were used at a higher rate by T’iharna extension workers as cornpard with’ Illiddle uplands and southern uplands extension workers. 10. Majority of rnidrile uplands personnel interviewed indicated. the absence of relationship between the. and research stations, educational institutes and developrnent organizations. On the .and Tihataa existence 0 f other hand .ajority authority personnel such relationsbips. of southern interviewed upland project ad.i tted the 11. 55.6 %, , 45.91 and 47.21 $.... JIyof TljMle llp1ards uplands and Tihalla author i ty personnel aquired a higber grade than the mean in tbe knowledge test ”’inist.ed by the researcher. |