Wheat Growers' (WGs) practices to adapt with climate change in the Nile Delta (ND) of Egypt. ممارسات مزارعي القمح للتوافق مع تغير المناخ في دلتا نهر النيل بمصر

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1 Faculty of Agriculture – Cairo University

2 Faculty of Agriculture – Cairo University

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Wheat growers in the ND of Egypt, are vulnerable to climate change, specifically hydro-climatic severe fluctuations and variability. Phenomena such as heavy rain, drought and salt intrusion increasingly and negatively affect their crop production and productivity, with far-reaching socio-economic and environmental impacts. Reliable hydro-climatic information service received in a timely manner could help farmers improve their responses to hydro-climatic variability, thus improving their agricultural decision-making.
This study aims to answer the following questions: What is the currently available technical package of Best-Fit Practices (BFPs)? What are the levels of application/ adoption of these BFPs among WGs in ND of Egypt? What are the relationships between the WGs' levels of application/ adoption and their characteristics? Study was conducted in 3 villages in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. A sample of 278 WGs was personally interviewed, by using a questionnaire designed for data collection.
The most important results could be summarized as follows:
-     Farmers perceived hydro-climatic variability as high and the quality of available hydro-climatic information as poor. They indicated a need for more accurate, time-specific, trusted and applicable information for improving agricultural decision-making. It was conclude that there is high potential and need for hydro-climatic information services tailored for farmers in the study area.
-     The results of factorial analysis showed that there were three main factors namely: a) Efficient Agricultural Production, b) Innovative and Trustworthy Information, and c) experience-based personal influence. These three factors, together explain 52.34% of the total variance.

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Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 2
December 2021
Pages 317-326

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