The Problems Hindering Performance of the Water User Associations Members for their Extension Role at Some Villages, Kafr El -Sheikh Governorate

Elhamoly, Adel Ibrahim; Tantawy, Allam Mohamad; Idrawos, Abdelrahman Aly

doi:10.21608/jsas.2020.49364.1244

The Problems Hindering Performance of the Water User Associations Members for their Extension Role at Some Villages, Kafr El -Sheikh Governorate

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Agricultural Economic Dept., Agr. Ext.. Kafrelsheikh Uni.

² head of Rural Sociology research, Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center.

³ High student

10.21608/jsas.2020.49364.1244

Abstract

This research aims to identify the problems that facing of the irrigation water user associations members in carrying out their role at Kafr El-Sheikh governorate. Desouq and Seidi Salem districts were chosen. Data were collected through a personal questionnaire after testing, from a random sample of 187 respondents, during the period from April to June 2020. Some statistical methods such as frequencies, percentage and mean were used to analyze the research data. The most important results of the search were t was found that 11.2% of the respondents performed their advisory role with a low degree, while 76.5% of them performed their counseling role with a moderate degree, while 12.3% of them performed their counseling role with a high degree. The problems of maintenance of electric motors by 56.5%, the problems of agricultural research and agricultural extension by 43.6%, the administrative problems by 41.7%. Problems of agricultural production requirements by 40.1%, problems of marketing agricultural crops by 34.2%, financial problems by 30.1%, and finally problems of agricultural mechanization and soil improvement by 27.5%.

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