Opinions and Suggestions of Farmers About Some Agricultural Polices to Increase The Production of Some Stratigic Crops in Abou Homosan and Koum Hamada Regions, El Beheira Governorate

This study aims mainly at identifying opinions and suggestions of farmers about some agricultural polices to raise the yield of wheat, cotton and maize in some villages in Abou Homos and Koum Hamada, El Beheira governorate. To fulfill this aim, the following was studied:

Identifying some of personal characteristics of examined farmers.
Study some agricultural polices which negatively affected wheat, cotton and maize planting.
Identifying the problems faced investigated farmers as a result of applying existent agricultural polices.
Identifying the promising agricultural polices which may raise the production of wheat, cotton and maize crops.

For the implementation of this work, an interview questionnaire was constructed to collect data about respondents in Garadat and Dyr Ames villages of Abou Homos region and in Slamon, Nitma and Bultya villages of Koum Hamada region. The study conducted on a randomly selected sample of 196 farmers population in the research area.
The statistical analysis method used included: percentages, rang, repetitive tables and means.
The results of this study could be summarized as follows:

Data revealed that agricultural polices led to retard the production of wheat, cotton and maize according to respondents repetitions include:

a)     Cancelation of subsidy of production needs (98.63%).
b)    There is no declarative crop price before the beginning of planting seasons (95.23%).
c)     Cancellation of applying crops rotation (88.43%).
d)    Cancellation of cooperative marketing (68.02%).
e)     There is no agricultural polices that help to find outlets for cotton exportation (46.93%).
f)     Absence of polices concerning newly irrigation methods (44.21%).

Concerning the problems faced the respondents as a result of applying existent agricultural polices according to respondents repeatations were:

a)     Meager outcome of cotton or maize production (99.32%).
b)    High cost price of some production needs such as seeds, fertilizers and pesticides and some of them were adulterated or expired (97.95%).
c)     Marketing problems and dealing with middlemen and monopolizers (91.83%).
d)    Spread of pests and the high cost of pest control (88.43%).
e)     Spread of agricultural draining problems (85.71%).
f)     Diminishing of land fertility (83.67%).

Regarding suggested agricultural polices from respondents to increase the production of cotton and maize crops according to respondents repeatation were as follows:

a)     Determination of clear and actual agricultural polices to declare crops price at the proper time before planting (98.37%).
b)    Find agricultural polices regarding availability of production inputs (96.74%).
c)     Find agricultural polices concerning planning for agricultural production (93.49%).
d)    Finance and support the farmers through agricultural polices (91.05%).
e)     Find marketing outlets working under supervision of the governorate to support farmers (81.30%).
f)     Finding exporting outlets especially for cotton crop (80.48%).
g)    Agricultural polices face risks and compensate farmers (39.02%).
h)    Find agricultural polices concern in investation in new reclaimed land (36.59%).
i)      Activate national agricultural campaign among farmers (28.45%).