Aims: This study was undertaken to measure the efficacy of an extension training program associated with small-scale poultry and rabbit production projects in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
Study Design: The study was applied using two levels of the Donald L Kirkpatrick model through Action Research approach. The presented content of training program to trainees included important knowledge and skills of three topics which are broilers, ducks and rabbits to success small-scale production projects.
Place and Duration of Study: 52 trainees were considered as a purposive sample, who attended all sessions of the extension training program in the agricultural administration at Khurshid, Alexandria Governorate, during April 2018.
Methodology: A structured questionnaire was designed to collect data from participants before and after implementation of the training program to measure approval level of trainees toward the training program elements and their knowledge and skills level.
Results: The results revealed that majority (61.53%) of trainees had medium level of acceptance towards the extension training program components. Consequently, there was a significant improvement in the knowledge and skills levels of trainees after executing the extension program concerning broilers, ducks and rabbits production for promoting small- scale production projects. Findings also showed that deficiency of knowledge and experience related to poultry production, insufficient extension training programs, unavailability of proper site for establishing the project and getting its licenses, non-provision of capital and lack of veterinary services, in that order, were the most severe constraints of trainees affecting poultry production projects.
Conclusion: This training program succeeded by increasing and improving the knowledge and skills of participants regarding poultry and rabbits production, which reflect on encouraging them to establish such income-raising projects.
T HIS RESEARCH aimed to identify the knowledge of the respondents' farmers in the field of irrigation water conservation related to the knowledge items concerning the axes of conservation and protection of irrigation water from pollution at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. A questionnaire form with individual interviews was applied to collect data from a random sample comprised of 155 respondents in the village of Qabrit, Fowa District, during the period from March to June 2020. Data were analyzed using some statistical techniques; mean, standard deviation, percentages, and frequencies, additionally the simple correlation coefficient of Pearson, and multiple regression correlation models. The most important results were: 1( About half of the respondents surveyed )52.3%( were classified as medium knowledge level regarding the knowledge overall items of both main studied axes, in the field of irrigation water conservation. 2( The largest percentage of respondents )58.7%(, )60%( were the same medium knowledge level in the two main axes studied, namely, irrigation water conservation and irrigation water protection from pollution, respectively 3( Nearly two thirds of respondents' farmers )60.6%( relied on their personal experiences as a main source of information regarding their conservation of irrigation water. 4( The variable of the respondents' age is solely responsible for interpretation 38.3% of the variation in the knowledge degree of the respondents.
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