The Extension Needs of Farmers of Fennel Crop in Qena Governorate

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The main objective of this research was to Identify the level of the extensionneeds for agricultural respondentsto knowledge to Production fennel crop in Qena Governoratem, determining the relationship between the personal characteristics of farmers and their  the extensionneeds to knowledgeregarding  Production fennel crop recommendations.
The research was conducted on a sample of Farmers of fennel crop in three villages at Qena governorate. Data were collected from random sample of 138 farmers. A prepared questionnaire used to collect data from farmers personal interviews. Frequencies, percentages, correlation simple coefficient (bersson), were used for data presentation and analysis using SPSS program.
The results showed that  51.4% of respondents, their level the extension need have high in agricultural operations for resistance diseases and pests, while was respondents their level extension need have middle in agricultural operations for irrigation 74.6%, the soil and prepare the land for agriculture 60.9%, and fertilizationoperations57.2%,while was respondents their level extension need have low in agricultural operations forharvestand transactions of post-harvest 55.1%, and multiplying and sowing date 40.6%, and slippers and hoeing 34.1%.with regard to the level of total the extension needs to Respondents own agricultural operations to Production fennel crop that 51.4% of  respondents their extension need level have middle,35.5% of respondents their the extension need level have high, and 13.1% of respondents their extension need level have low.

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