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المستخلص
Extension Needs of Strawberry Farmers in
Qalyoubia GoYcrnoratc
SU~f~lAn.Y
In regard to the importance of Strawberry as a nutritive and export
crop, the Extension personnal disseminate some high yield varieties of
Strawberry among fanners in Qalyoubia Governorate. Because of the
recency of these varieties, unfamiliarity of farmers to deal with them, this
study was carried out to assess the needs of Strawberry fanners regarding
the recommended practices of this crop, to recognize the constraints
facing fanners in producing and marketing Strawberry crop and to suggest
an Extension plan of work to improve the productivity of Strawberry crop
in Shebeen El-Kanater and Toukh districts of Qalyoubia Governorate.
Objectives of the Study:
The objectives of this study could be sUlwnarized as follows:
1- To determine the knowledge need level of respondent fanners
regarding Strawberry recommended practices.
2- To detennille the need level of respondent farmers to implement
Strawberry recommended practices.
3- To determine the significant differences between the knowledge need
level of respondent fanners and their need level to implement
Strawberry recommended practices.
4- To detennine the independent variables that affect knowledge need
degrees of respondent fanners conceming Strawberry
recommended practices.
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5- To determine the independent variables that affect need degrees of
respondent fanners to implement S rawberry recommended
practices.
6- To determine the constraints of Strawbe production and marketing
facing respondent farmers l1:01n their point f view.
7- To determine the information sources, ofre pondent fanners regarding
Strawberry production and marketing.
8- To recognize the Extension services providing to Strawberry
respondent farmers in Shebeen EI-Ka tel’ and Toukh districts,
Qalyoubia governorate.
9- To suggest an Extension plane of work to iprove the productivity of
Strawberry crop in Shebeen EI-Kan tel’ and Toukh districts,
Qalyoubia governorate.
Methodology:
Four villages were selected from She en El-Kanater and Toukh
districts in Qalyoubia governorate. Strawbe cultivated area and the
number of Strawberry fanners were the criteria for that selection.
A Systematic random sample amounted 174 respondents was chosen
representing 10 % from the total Strawberry armers in the selected four
villages.
Data were collected by personal iews usmg a pretested
questionnaire in July and August, 1993.
”Z” test, Simple Correlation Coefficie ,Multiple Correlation and
Regression analysis (Step-Wise) and means ere used to analyze data
statistically Frequencies and percentages wer used to present some data
of this study.
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Results of the Stud~
The results of this study are summarized n seven points as follows:
1. The knowledge need level of Strawbe ’ry respondents was high
regarding using plastic for Strawberry p nting and soil sterilisation.
This level was moderate concernin planting date, potassium
fertilization and diseases control. But nowledge need level was
considered relatively low for the rest rec mmended practices.
2. The respondents’ need level was high for mplementing planting date,
soil sterilisation and using plastic for Strawberry planting. This
level was moderate regarding nitrogei and potassium fertilization,
diseases control and packing. But th respondents’ need level for
implementing the rest recommended practices was considered
relatively low.
3. There was significant difference at o. I level between knowledge
need level of respondents and their eed level of implementation
regarding planting date, appropriate oil, land preparation, soil
sterilisation, cultivation method, usir g plastic for Strawberry
planting, nitrogen and potassium f ilization, irrigation, pest
control, harvesting and packing.
4. from multiple correlation and regress n analyses, seven variables
significantly affected the knowledge eed degrees of respondents
(30.16 %). They were cultivated area, years of
expenence in Strawberry trawberry yield per feddan,
leadership degree, farm holding size degree of formal social
participation and degree of attitude tow d agricultural Extension.
Also, five variables significantly a cted the need degrees of
respondents to implement Strawbe recommended practices
(20.29 %). They were Strawberry cultivated area, years of
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expenence m Strawberry cultivation, egree of contact with the
agricultural services centers, number f information sources and
Strawberry yield per feddan.
These variables must be considered i dealing with Strawberry
fanners in the future for improvi g their knowledge and
implementation levels regarding trawberry technical
recommendations. Also, helping the to increase their Strawberry
productivity.
5. Twelve constraints roduction from respondents
points of view were mentioned wit percentages ranged from
32.76 % to 95.98 %. These constraint were as follows:
High prices of transplants(95.98%) igh prices of chemical
fertilizers(90.80 %), diseases infectio (90.23 %) high prices of
pesticides(85.63 %), high wages ofa .cultural laborers(74.71 %),
high prices of renting irrigation mac . es (56.90 %), low level of
irrigation water in canals (54.60 %) high prices of transportation
(45.98 %), lack of appropriate pack (43.10 %), unavailability of
refrigerators in the area of study (4 .53 %), high prices of packs
(40.80 %) and weeds widespread (32.7 %).
6. The main sources of respondents’ info ation were the neighbours,
relatives and village Extension work r, mentioned by 900/0, 89 %,
64.75 % of respondents respectively.
7. The respondent farmers mentioned four xtension services offering to
them as follows: Field visits (67.24 ~), helping fanners to solve
their problems (49.43 %), Extension eetings (29.89 %) and home
visits (27.01 %).
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Based on the results xtension plan of work was
developed for meeting high and moderate kno edge and implementation
needs of respondent farmers regarding Strawbe recommended
practices. Execution of this plan should guid Extension workers to help
farmers for increasing their Strawberry yields i the coming seasons.
TIllS study comes out with four rec endations in order to
improve Strawberry productivity in Qalyoubia.