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This research aimed mainly at identifying the level of information need of the respondents about the physiological damages that affect the pepper crop under the protected cultivation system in some villages of Badr Center in Al- Beheira Governorate. The questionnaire was based on a personal interview to collect research data from 108 respondents who were randomly selected from the 144 pepper growers in the protected cultivation system, in the three largest villages in the center in terms of the number of greenhouses planted with pepper, which are the villages of Al-Ma’arka, Ahmed Orabi, and Baghdad. The research studies were conducted in February and March 2023. The frequencies, percentages, the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, the simple correlation coefficient, the correlation and multiple regression analysis models were used, the partial regression coefficient, the (T) test, and the (F) test. The most important results were as follows: -Half of the respondents, approximately 50.9%, had a level of total information need for the technical items of the physiological damages that affect the pepper crop, and nearly a third of the respondents, 32.4%, had a high degree of information need. - Five independent variables, education, experience, knowledge attainment, exposure to agricultural information sources, and satisfaction with pepper cultivation yield, explained 62.7% of farmers' information need for physiological damages. -Respondents rely on private agricultural engineers, pesticide shops, and friends for agricultural information. Key issues include high greenhouse construction costs, lack of wholesale markets, and insufficient guidance for pepper crop cultivation and production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims mainly to study the knowledge and practices of potato crop growers related to adaptation to the effects of climate change in ElBeheira Governorate. El- Beheira Governorate was chosen to conduct this research as it is one of the largest governorates in the Arab Republic of Egypt in terms of area, as it represents 9% of the total area of the Republic, moreover, El-Beheira governorate is one of the largest potato producing areas in Egypt. The research data was collected through a questionnaire conducted during personal interviews with farmers surveyed. The research was held on a sample of potato growers representing the overall number of potato crop growers in the three villages of Kom Hamada district, El-Beheira governorate, which are the main focus of potato cultivation. The overall number of those farmers amounted to (690) respondent. Potato farmers studied were a randomly chosen sample selected from each of the three villages individually, according to the relative importance of each village, out of the total number of potato crop growers in these three villages under study, which amounted to (247) farmers surveyed representing about 36% of the overall population of potato growers in the three studied villages, this percentage wa s calculated according to Robert Mason’s equation to determine the sample size. The descriptive statistical methods utilized were the arithmetic mean, percentages, frequency tables, standard deviation, Pearson’s simple correlation coefficient, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis model in analyzing research data. The research results showed the following: The majority of the farmers surveyed (82.59%) had a low and medium level of knowledge related to climate changes and its adverse effects on the agricultural sector in general and on potato cultivation in particular. The results indicated that The knowledge of potato growers related to climate cha nges and its adverse effects had a direct moral relationship at the level (0.01) with each of the following factors: (age of the respondent, educational level of the respondent, membership of local organizations, and sources of agricultural information). While, this relationship was in a direct moral correlation at the level (0.05) with each of the following factors: (total area cultivated with potato crop, number of years of residence in the region, readiness for change, local organization membership, and orientation towards agricultural extension). The moral effect of each of the following independent variables: (the age of the respondent, membership of local organizations) was evident at a moral level (0.01) based on the calculated (T) value, which amounted to (3,183, 3,784), respectively. It also became clear that the effect of each of the following independent variables: (total area cultivated with the potato crop, and the trend towards agricultural extension) was moral at a moral level (0.05) based on the calculated (t) value, with a value of (2,275, 2,050), respectively. In addition, these variables contribute to the interpretation of about (47.8%) of the knowledge level of potato crop growers surveyed about climate changes and its negative effects, based on the value of the determination coefficient (R2), which reached (0.478). Also, It beacome obvious from the research results that the degrees of the level of application of the respondent potato growers to the practices related to facing the negative effects of climate changes were in direct moral correlation at a moral level (0.01) with each of the following factors: (age of the respondent, educational level of the respondent, number of years of residence in the region, membership of local organizations, sources of agricultural information, and the trend towards agricultural exextension). On the other hand, the relationship was moral at the level (0.05) with each of the following factors: (community participation, and readiness for change). Besides, the model clarified the moral effect of each of the following independent variables: (age of the respondent and educational level of the respondent) at a moral level (0.01) based on the calculated (T) value, which amounted to (3,063, 0.783) respectively. Additionally, the model clarified the moral effect of each Of the following independent variables: (membership of local organizations, sources of agricultural information, and readiness for change) at a moral level (0.05) based on the calculated (T) value, which amounted to (2,338, 2,174, 1,940) respectively. Moreover, these variables contribute to the interpretation of about (45.8%) of the changes in the degree of application of the potato crop farmers surveyed to the practices related to facing the negative effects of climate changes based on the value of the determination coefficient (R2), which amounted to (0.458), and it was found that the most prominent problems hampering from adapting to the effects of climate changes were: high prices of fertilizers and pesticides, imported seeds are expensive, lack of information about seeds, greed of local traders, high prices of production inputs, weak material capabilities, lack of irrigation water, fertilizers and pesticides of unknown origin, high wages of labor, and lack of agricultural extension courses to raise awareness of the dangers of climate changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aimed to identify knowledge of farmers with good agricultural practices in maize crop, Kafer El Zayat, El Santa and Kotor districts were selected from El Gharbia governorate, In the same way, one village were selected from each district: El Dalgamon from Kafer El Zayat district, Natay from El Santa district and Damat from Kotor district, The total numbers of maize farmers in the selected three villages were 1790 farmers. A systematic random sample of 10% was taken to reach 179 respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect data for this research through personal interviews A different of statistical tools were used to analysis of research data: mean, standard deviation, simple and multiple correlation coefficients, and regression analysis (step- wise), percentage and frequencies. The main findings of the research were as follows: 78,8% of respondents had moderate and low knowledge level with good agricultural practices in maize crop, There were four independents variables significantly affected the degree of knowledge of farmers with good agricultural practices in maize crop and together explain 55,3% from its total variation which were: leadership (40,9%), extension communication (7,4%), respondent education (4,4%) and regenerative (2,6%) The main sources of respondents with good agricultural practices in maize crop were: family and relatives, production supplies dealers and agricultural guide, The most important problems faced the respondents were: high prices of chemical fertilizers (95%), high prices of agricultural pesticides (94>4%) and insufficiency of the annual courses disbursed by agricultural society (89,9%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background and Objective: pesticides are essential to protect plants from pests and diseases. Extensive and unsafe use of pesticides by farmers pose various risks to human health and the environment. Therefore, the present study evaluates farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding pesticides use and the health problems associated with their use.Materials and Methods: In this human-research survey the target population consisted of 6170 farmers and fruit growers in Galogah County, Mazandaran province, were included. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select samples within 2 sub-districts and 13 villages, and the information was collected through 379 questionnaires. Statistical tests such as Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, Spearman Correlation and Linear Regression were used to analyze the obtained data.Results: The respondents have no sufficient knowledge regarding the safe useof pesticides. Respondents’ attitudes toward the impacts of pesticide use were positive. The safety measures were less considered by majority of respondents. Moreover, the results revealed that personal protective equipment (mask, gloves and, goggles) and safe disposal of pesticide residues are not fully taken into consideration. The dizziness, skin problems, headache and vomiting were the most common symptoms of pesticide-related illnesses. The findings of regression analysis showed that wide range of knowledge and proper attitudes about the safe use of pesticides are beneficial and can act as the promoting factor in farmers’ safety behaviorregardingpesticides use.Conclusion: In conclusion, providing pesticide users with sufficient knowledge, safety information and effective personal equipment such as wearing masks, goggles and gloves should be given highest priorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]