Effective elements on technical knowledge of agricultural section for sustainable soil management

Mohammad Sadegh Sabouri, . and Meysam Solouki, . and Marzieh Bordbar, . Effective elements on technical knowledge of agricultural section for sustainable soil management. pp. 187-196. ISSN PertanikaJ.Trop.Agric.Sci.38(2):187-196(2015)ISSN:1511-3701

The main purpose of this study was to carry out a comparative analysis of effective elements of repercussion farmers of Garmsar province for sustainable soil management. The methodological approach in the research was a descriptive-correlation where the survey type was applied. Using a proportional stratified sampling technique with Cockran formula 184 farmers in Garmsar were selected. A total of 192 questionnaires were collected and analysed. The content and the face validity of the instrument was specified after several times of review and correction by the faculty members of Agricultural Extension and Education of Azad university of Garmsar specialists in the Ministry of Jehad graduate students of Agricultural extension and education experts and local farmers in Garmsar. The reliability of the analysis was conducted through 30 questionnaires and Cronbachs Alpha values for the Varamins farmers of the instrument were estimated as 91 using statistical SPSS software. Results show that participations in educational durations educational level of beneficiaries the quantity of media usage type of their jobs their knowledge of sustainable development type of their drove the amount of present extensional services to farmers were significant at 95 level with the amount of technical knowledge of farmers about sustainable soil management. Meanwhile the farmers income their family members effectiveness of basic product the amount of their experience in agriculture their penchant to agricultural activities social altitude cultural trait their attitude to soil sustainable development the amount of convenience farm areas were also found to be significant at 99 level with the amount of technical knowledge of farmers about sustainable soil management. Multiple regressions indicated that 68 of the variance in the dependent variable could be explained by the effectiveness of basic product economical situation and social situation personal elements educational-extensional elements.

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to carry out a comparative analysis of effective elements of repercussion farmers of Garmsar province for sustainable soil management. The methodological approach in the research was a descriptive-correlation where the survey type was applied. Using a proportional stratified sampling technique with Cockran formula 184 farmers in Garmsar were selected. A total of 192 questionnaires were collected and analysed. The content and the face validity of the instrument was specified after several times of review and correction by the faculty members of Agricultural Extension and Education of Azad university of Garmsar specialists in the Ministry of Jehad graduate students of Agricultural extension and education experts and local farmers in Garmsar. The reliability of the analysis was conducted through 30 questionnaires and Cronbachs Alpha values for the Varamins farmers of the instrument were estimated as 91 using statistical SPSS software. Results show that participations in educational durations educational level of beneficiaries the quantity of media usage type of their jobs their knowledge of sustainable development type of their drove the amount of present extensional services to farmers were significant at 95 level with the amount of technical knowledge of farmers about sustainable soil management. Meanwhile the farmers income their family members effectiveness of basic product the amount of their experience in agriculture their penchant to agricultural activities social altitude cultural trait their attitude to soil sustainable development the amount of convenience farm areas were also found to be significant at 99 level with the amount of technical knowledge of farmers about sustainable soil management. Multiple regressions indicated that 68 of the variance in the dependent variable could be explained by the effectiveness of basic product economical situation and social situation personal elements educational-extensional elements.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Soil management
AGROVOC Term:	Farmers
AGROVOC Term:	Farm area
AGROVOC Term:	Economic situation
AGROVOC Term:	Social aspects
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural education
AGROVOC Term:	Products
AGROVOC Term:	Soil acidity
AGROVOC Term:	Soil porosity
AGROVOC Term:	Tillage
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21640

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