Effects of Salinity on Producers’ Livelihoods and Socio-economic Conditions; the Case of Afar Region, Northeastern Ethiopia
Getinet
Wondim
Agricultural Economics, Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural Research
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Ashenafi
Daba
Natural Resource and Management Research Process, Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural Research
author
Asad
Qureshi
Irrigation and Water Management, International Center for Bio saline Agriculture
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text
article
2020
eng
This study was done to assess the effects of salt-affected soils on the livelihoods and socio-economic conditions of the farming communities in Afar National Regional State, Northeaster Ethiopia. Primary data were collected from Amibara and Dubti districts sample respondents selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics (mean, frequency, percentage) and inferential statistics (t-test and Chi-square test) were employed to analyze the quantitative data. The results of the study showed that in the study areas, the farming communities have been negatively impacted by soil salinity. According to the study, soil salinity has made deterioration of both livestock rearing (reduced in number) and crop production (low to complete loss) activities, which in turn lead to livelihood vulnerability of the household. The results of the study showed that due to soil salinity, land less ness and food insecurity have becoming the common manifestation of the areas under study. Hence, the quality of irrigation water used for irrigation, the land leveling problem and the method of irrigation water application have to be given due attention to halt further expansion of soil salinity. On the other hand, wider promotion and popularization of proven practices as well as innovating new ones need to be strengthened. Trainings and awareness creation on soil and water management practices could also be taken as an immediate solution.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96143_f7b4b2ad9963070277125d61488501ca.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.23444.1200
Using Nano - Selenium in Reducing the Negative Effects of High Temperature Stress on Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.
Mayada K.
Seliem
Ornamental and Floriculture Dept., Horticulture Research Institute, Antoniades, Alexandria 21599, Egypt
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Yaser
Hafez
Director of EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology Dept, , Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh Uni., Egypt
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Hassan
El-Ramady
Soil and Water Dept., Kafrelsheikh Uni.
author
text
article
2020
eng
Under climate change, the escalating in temperature is considered a serious challenge threaten the agricultural production. This production includes food, feed and all other human needs. These higher temperatures represent heat stress, which cause physiological and biochemical damages in cultivated plants. Nano-selenium (nano-Se) has distinguished features enhancing the cultivated plants under stress. These features include the high bioactivity of nano-Se, which ameliorate the growth of different cultivated plants under different abiotic and biotic stresses such as salinity, drought, waterlogging and heat stress. This study was carried out to investigate the ameliorative role of nano-Se on two sensitive chrysanthemum cultivars under high temperature stress (i.e., 39.5, 40.6 and 41.6℃). The growth of these cultivars, plant antioxidant system and floral attributes were investigated under graded nano-Se doses (i.e., 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg nano-Se L-1) during two successive growth seasons. The foliar application of nano-Se improved heat tolerance in chrysanthemum by enhancing the activities of antioxidant enzymes including catalase and peroxidase (up to 150 mg nano-Se L-1) and decreasing polyphenol oxidase and electrolyte leakage up to 200 mg nano-Se L-1. The nano-Se-treated cut chrysanthemum flowers under heat stress indicated the positive effects of nan-Se on improving of flower quality and the economic value. These results may confirm the definite roles of nano-Se in management the heat stress-induced adverse effects on not only cut chrysanthemum flowers but also other crops under climate change.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96148_bd5ca6e963c760a30156e698e7f1fce8.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.23905.1203
An Economic Study of the Effects of Infringement on Agricultural Lands in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate
Mahmoud
Fawaz
Agricultural Economics Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-sheikh University
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Mostafa
El kblawy
Agricultural Economics Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-sheikh University
author
Mohamed
Yousef
Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center
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text
article
2020
eng
The study aims at identifying the economic effects of the infringement on agricultural lands in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate. The most important results of the study were the rise of the annual average area of infringement in the whole country from about 2.3, 10.3 thousand feddans during the period (1983-2010), (2011-2018) respectively , equivalent to about 4.5 times the pre-revolution level. It also rose in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate from about 93.3 feddans to about 740.7 feddans for the same two periods, equivalent to about 7.9 times its pre-revolution level . The study estimated the loss of net agricultural income for the following crops :ً Wheat , Sugar Beet , Clover, Clover Tahreesh, Broad Beans, Onion , Flax , Potatoes , Tomato at 8.5, 33.0, 75.9, 7.7, 0.15, 0.40, 0.03, 0.01, 1.80 million pounds. Its counterpart for other crops such as Rice , Cotton , Maize , Nili Maize, Water-melon pulp was estimated at 11.8, 10.7, 6.1, 0.26, 10.3 million pounds. As for Potatoes, Tomato, Eggplant, Pepper, Water-melon , Cucumber they were respectively estimated at 4.12, 0.83, 0.26, 0.34, 0.84, 0.27 million pounds .The study also estimated the total loss of net agricultural income, feddan productivity, food security, daily employment at 97.4 million pounds, 169,000 tons, 32.6 thousand tons, and 1076.4 working days per man, respectively. The total area to be repaired to compensate for the loss of the area cultivated for the period (2003-2018) was estimated at 17.6 thousand feddans , at a total cost of about 1.51 billion pounds.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96133_ecdac06664c30bc5e7f7aa63cd412c92.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.22695.1194
Bio-Economic Study of The Potentials of Developing Manzala Lake Fisheries
Roshdy
Eladawy
Department of agricultural economics,faculty of agriculture,kafrelshrikh unversity , egypt
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Shorouk
Elsawy
Agricultural economics department, faculty of agriculture kafrelsheikh university ,Egypt
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text
article
2020
eng
The research aimed to study the determinants of fish production in Manzala Lake, study the seasonal movements of fish species, and show that the area of the water area of Manzala Lake did not exceed 0.7% of the total water area of Egyptian fisheries, but it contributes about 16% of the total Egyptian fish production, respectively, and about 14 . 2% of the total Egyptian fish income. It turns out that the annual fish production in Manzala Lake is directly related to the numbers of boats, the numbers of fishermen and the fish prices, and inversely with the average annual yield of the fisherman. It is clear that the fish production in Manzala Lake fisheries exceeds the seasonal average for the fall semester from the seasonal average for the rest of the seasons of the year to being the breeding and spawning season for the fish as well as the autumn months are actual fishing months where the hunter stays for long periods in the lake, while the average for the spring is the lowest for the rest of the seasons. The necessity of continuous follow-up in the treatment of incoming agricultural wastewater for the lake, and the continuous cleansing of the Bogus lake opening and guarding it from the thief of fry, with continuous review of the maximum allowed number of fishing boats operating in the lake according to technical and economic bases.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96138_cac6ecb9cf81579f26eab000d8ef6828.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.22857.1198
Farmers’ Knowledge and Execution of Extension Recommendations to Mitigate Climatic Changes Effects on Some Fruit Crops in Qalyubia Governorate
Rabab
Mohammed
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension - Faculty of Agriculture - Benha University
author
Ola
Elkashef
Agricultural Extension Education, Faculty of Agriculture (El-shatby). Alexandria University, Egypt
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text
article
2020
eng
This research aims to identify the knowledge and executive level of farmers related to a number of technical extension recommendations for protecting mango, orange, palm, grape and olive crops of climatic changes in Qalyubia governorate. The two largest centers were selected in terms of the number of farmers holding fruit crops and the cultivated area of crops; the largest village in Toukh center was Bandar Toukh, and also the Al-Shaqr village in Kafr Shukr center. A questionnaire with individual interviews was carried out to collect data from a systematic random sample comprised of 117 respondent, representing 5% of the total number of fruit farmers in the selected villages, during December 2018. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, percentages, and frequencies, additionally the simple correlation coefficient of Pearson, and multiple regression correlation models. Themost important results were as follows: 1) Majority of the respondents were classified as low and medium knowledge and executive level of the technical recommendation items related to protect mango, orange, palm, grape and olive crops of climate changes. 2) The results showed that there are significant positive correlation relationships between two dependent variables and education, owning a land, exposure to some extension communication methods, the knowledge motivation in the field of climate changes, the degree of readiness towards renewal, participation in formal community organizations, and attitude towards agricultural extension 3) The results also indicated that the variable of knowledge motivation degree of respondents is responsible for the interpretation 53.9% of the variation in two dependent variables.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
2536-9571
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96146_452cc447fa0991bb222250aabc463630.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.23838.1202
Change in Value System Between Parents and Sons Generations in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate
Abdelhamed
Hlil
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Egypt
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text
article
2020
eng
The research aimed at identify Change in Value system Between Parents and Sons Generations, the research conducted in three villages in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, sample consisted of 462 respondents representing 231 family, with two respondents from each family, one representing the generation of parents, the other representing the generation of sons, data collected using an interview questionnaire, the data analyzed with: frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, weighted means, and chi square test. The most important results were: There is no difference between parents and sons about the spread of values: respect for sanctities and beliefs, appreciation of speech etiquette, investigation of halal and distance from the forbidden, the righteousness of parents, love of the nation and its defense, appreciation of national symbols role, cooperation and development of collective spirit, belief in justice and equality, and appreciation of friendship and friendliness, hope and optimism for the future, honest, modest, estimate manual work, preserve agricultural land, help in agricultural work, own an agricultural project, while there was a difference between parents and sons with other values studied, The most important causes of value change are: communication the Internet, television, radio series and programs, modernity and contemporary society.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96152_0003b14e6f94eba5177bc45fd4c5f037.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.24055.1205
Greenhouses’ Farmer’s Knowledge of Technical Recommendation of Integrated Pest Control for Vegetable Crops in El Behira Governorate
Mohamed
Algazzar
Branch of Agricultural Extension- Department of Agricultural Economics -Faculty
of Agriculture - Kafrelsheikh University
author
Ebtesam
El-Melegi
Department of Extension Programs Research- Institute of Agricultural Extension-Research - Agricultural Research Center
author
Mahmoud
lkhawas
Department of Extension Programs Research- Institute of Agricultural Extension-Research - Agricultural Research Center
author
text
article
2020
eng
The main objective of this research was to determine the degree of knowledge of the researched farmers on the technical recommendations for integrated pest control of vegetable crops in El Behera governorate, represent This study included all the 496 greenhouse farmers in the selected villages, who possessed the greenhouses, based on the inventory lists of the holders of the greenhouses in the Agricultural Cooperative Society in each of the selected villages. The sample size was determined using the equation (Krejies and Morgan). The sample size reached 217 and summarized The most important results of this research are as follows: 1- It was found that about 79% of the respondents came in the medium or low category in relation to the total cognitive level in the technical recommendations for integrated pest control of vegetable crops, and only 21% of them had a high cognitive level with these recommendations. 2- It became clear that approximately 64%, 65%, 95% and 76%, respectively, of the respondents came with a category of low or medium knowledge level with the technical recommendations of agricultural control, mechanical control, biological control, and chemical control respectively. 3- The results also indicate that the combined independent variables explain 30.5% of the variance in the dependent variable.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_96160_62719c84f0a2cd47427a03cda6fc130c.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.26361.1210
Extension Knowledge Needs of Greenhouse Farmers with Good Practices for Handling Vegetable Crop Products in El-Behira Governorate
Mohamed
Algazzar
Branch of Agricultural Extension- Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University
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Ebtesam
El-Melegi
Department of extension programs Research- Institute of Agricultural Extension-Research - Agricultural Research Center
author
Mahmoud
lkhawas
Department of extension programs Research- Institute of Agricultural Extension-Research - Agricultural Research Center
author
text
article
2020
eng
The main objective of this research was to identify the informational needs of greenhouse farmers with good practices for handling vegetable crops products in Beheira Governorate on a sample of 217 respondents. The most important results were summarized as follows: About 36% of respondents have a high total knowledge need with good practices for handling crops products Vegetables, and that about 53% of them have an average total cognitive requirement, while only about 12% of them have a total cognitive need low by these practices. The level of cognitive need for the subjects with good practices for handling vegetable crops products was as follows: a high level of need for polishing and waxing is 76.2%, and the level of need is medium for each of the transportation process 60.6%, the cleaning process 58.0%, and the packing process 53% , And the collection process was 52.5%, while the level of cognitive need was low by good practices for the sorting and grading process 47.6%, and the process of rapid initial cooling 45%. They are: Source of agricultural supplies dealers, with a weighted average of 2, 99 degrees, followed by neighbors with a weighted average of 2,90 degrees, then senior farmers with a weighted average of 2,89 degrees, followed by the source of family and friends with a weighted average of 2,87 degrees, then the vegetable crops specialist with a weighted average of 2.79 degrees.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_100934_3f7c09f16585f2f7d67ad0bf05c0cef6.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.26362.1211
Evaluation of The Implementation Process of An Extension Program for Developing Rural Women Knowledge in The Field of Food Consumption Rationalizing at The Village of Manshaat Abbas, Siedi Salem District, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate
Adel
Elhamoly
Agricultural Economic Dept., Agr. Ext.. Kafrelsheikh Uni.
author
AbdElaleem
Elshafey
Agric. Research Center
author
Badria
Eldeep
High Student
author
text
article
2020
eng
The research aims implementation evaluate of the extension program to develop the knowledge of rural women in the food consumption rationalizing field at the village of Manshiat Abbas, Sidi Salem district, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate.This research was conducted in Abbas Manshiat, Sidi Salem district, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, based on the results of a study and analysis of the current situation in this village to determine the knowledge extension needs for rural women, and some appropriate statistical methods were used to analysis of the data to achieve of goals.The most important search results were:The results showed that 81.5% of the respondents fell into the category of low total knowledge level with indicative recommendations before implementing the program, while 96.7% of them fell into the high total knowledge class with indicative recommendations, after implementing the program.And when arranging the processes of rationalizing the total food consumption according to the percentage of achieving the indicative goals of the researches, it ranked first in the process of purchasing food with an average of 85.3%, followed by the process of storing food with an average of 84.6%, and the process of dealing with the remaining food came in the last place with an average of 76%, and this indicates Increase the percentage of achieving indicative goals related to the studied operations.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_100935_a4d18d9eb52cc421d0716c10516e9942.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.26814.1212
Planning An Extension Program to Develop The Knowledge of Rural Women in The Field of Food Consumption Rationalizing at Manshiat Abbas Village, Siedi Salem District, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate
Adel
Elhamoly
Agricultural Economic Dept., Agr. Ext.. Kafrelsheikh Uni.
author
Abdelalem
Elshafei
Agric. Research Center
author
Badria
Eldeep
High student
author
text
article
2020
eng
The research aimed mainly at planning an extension program to develop the knowledge of rural women in the field of food consumption rationalizing at Manshiat Abbas village, Siedi Salem district, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate The research was conducted in the Manshiat Abbas village, Siedi Salem district, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate. According to nature of this research in completing two previous studies for researchers (Shalaby et all, 2017), and (Al-Deeb, 2017) and based on their results in analyzing the current situation in the research area and the conditions and capabilities of researchers were Selection of respondents with high and medium cognitive guidance needs in the field of rationalization of consumption in the village in an intentional way to represent the sample of this basic research that will be planned for the program, which reached 128 respondents.The most important results of the research were as follows: The results showed that 3.1% of the respondents were not aware of the total indicative recommendations in the field of rationalizing food consumption, that 64.8% of them had a low overall knowledge level, and that 25.8% of the respondents had an average overall knowledge level in the field of rationalizing food consumption. A pilot program was planned based on the results of the research in studying the situation of the female respondents in the research area.
Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology(ASRT)
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2020
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https://jsas.journals.ekb.eg/article_100939_24eb364e32b948b1a161afb1953bcee5.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.21608/jsas.2020.26820.1213