Identify the Vision of Researchers and the Agricultural Extensionists in the Governorates of Alexandria, Beheira and North Sinai to the Recent and Prospective Agricultural Extension Work in the Light of Contemporary Changes in the Arab Republic of Egypt

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Research Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

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The main objective of this research was to identify the vision of researchers and the agricultural extensionists in the governorates of Alexandria, Beheira and North Sinai to the recent and prospective agricultural extension work in the light of contemporary changes in the Arab Republic of Egypt through the following objectives:
1-    Determine the satisfaction of the respondents  about the current situation of agricultural extension in Egypt in addition to the reasons for their dissatisfaction.
2-    2- Determine the impacts of the current situation of agricultural extension on the Egyptian agricultural system.
3-    Identify the vision of respondents in how to improve the current situation of agricultural extension service.
4-    Determine the recommendations which important to activate the role of the Egyptian agricultural extension service.
The research was conducted on a random sample of researchers and agricultural extensionists in the governorates of Alexandria, Beheira and North Sinai, which was 48 researchers and 108 agricultural extensionists by using the tables of Krejcie & Morgan and collected data using the questionnaire by the personal interview. Additionally, used the frequency, percentages.
 The results would be summarized as following:
1- It was found about 93.3% and 76.9% of agricultural extension researchers and of agricultural extensionists respectively are dissatisfied with the current situation of agricultural extension service in Egypt.
2- 92.2% of respondents said that the current situation of agricultural extension negatively affects the Egyptian agriculture system.
3- 85.3% of the respondents emphasis about the importance of the Egyptian policy to improve the current situation of agricultural extension service.
4- The research extracted an important recommendation of consistence  of a committee of the related authorities concerned with the extension service specifically and with the agriculture system generally to develop a full vision for to develop and modernize the organizational structure of agricultural extension service  and linking it with the supportive organizations.
 

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