RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE

This study aimed basically at identifying the level of rural women adoption of environmental practices in Menufiya Governorate. This main obective was achieved throw the followinge sub-objectives : determining the environmental knowledge level of rural women, identifying the dgree of rural women app...

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Main Authors: Salama F.A, Farahat A. Mohamed, Eman M. Osman
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: The Union of Arab Universities 2009-09-01
Series:Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_14918_ece6397a4e8be2a6a455e553c35ec54b.pdf
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author Salama F.A
Farahat A. Mohamed
Eman M. Osman
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description This study aimed basically at identifying the level of rural women adoption of environmental practices in Menufiya Governorate. This main obective was achieved throw the followinge sub-objectives : determining the environmental knowledge level of rural women, identifying the dgree of rural women application of environmental practices, determining the factors which correlated  with each of the environmental knowledge level and dgree of rural women application of  environmental  practiece. The study was carried out in two villeges in Menufiya Governorate, the first villege was Monshiat Bakhaty which belongs to Shebien Elkom district and the sconede villege was Sahel Elgawaber which belongs to El shohadaa district. 100 rural women were selected randomly from each village. The study findings were: the environmental knowledge level was high as 83.5% from respondents. About 47% from respondents were applying the environmental practices. There were four independent variables (social participation, culturel cosmoplitness, geographical cosmoplitness, age) explained together 16.3 % of the total variance of the environmental knowledge level. There were six independent variables (family monthly incom, environmental situation at the village, cultural cosmoplitness, family education, geographical cosmoplitness, environmental knowledge) explained together 55.5% of the total variance of the environmental application dgree.
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spelling doaj.art-a400817459ff4360a8f46298139321402024-03-07T17:45:34ZaraThe Union of Arab UniversitiesArab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences1110-26752636-35852009-09-0117227929610.21608/ajs.2009.1491814918RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATESalama F.A0Farahat A. Mohamed1Eman M. Osman2Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology College of Agriculture, Menufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology College of Agriculture, Menufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology College of Agriculture, Menufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, EgyptThis study aimed basically at identifying the level of rural women adoption of environmental practices in Menufiya Governorate. This main obective was achieved throw the followinge sub-objectives : determining the environmental knowledge level of rural women, identifying the dgree of rural women application of environmental practices, determining the factors which correlated  with each of the environmental knowledge level and dgree of rural women application of  environmental  practiece. The study was carried out in two villeges in Menufiya Governorate, the first villege was Monshiat Bakhaty which belongs to Shebien Elkom district and the sconede villege was Sahel Elgawaber which belongs to El shohadaa district. 100 rural women were selected randomly from each village. The study findings were: the environmental knowledge level was high as 83.5% from respondents. About 47% from respondents were applying the environmental practices. There were four independent variables (social participation, culturel cosmoplitness, geographical cosmoplitness, age) explained together 16.3 % of the total variance of the environmental knowledge level. There were six independent variables (family monthly incom, environmental situation at the village, cultural cosmoplitness, family education, geographical cosmoplitness, environmental knowledge) explained together 55.5% of the total variance of the environmental application dgree.https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_14918_ece6397a4e8be2a6a455e553c35ec54b.pdfadoption of agricultural innovationsrural womenenvironmental behaviorenvironmental awareness
spellingShingle Salama F.A
Farahat A. Mohamed
Eman M. Osman
RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
adoption of agricultural innovations
rural women
environmental behavior
environmental awareness
title RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE
title_full RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE
title_fullStr RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE
title_full_unstemmed RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE
title_short RURAL WOMEN ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN MENUFIYA GOVERNORATE
title_sort rural women adoption of environmental practices in menufiya governorate
topic adoption of agricultural innovations
rural women
environmental behavior
environmental awareness
url https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_14918_ece6397a4e8be2a6a455e553c35ec54b.pdf
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