The philosophy of Agricultural Extension applications change and
evolve constantly for developing the agricultural process forward.
the field schools successes in some Arab countries, provide an
evidence of this trend.
Farmer Field School is a tr
aining program that lasts for the entire
season and the training activities continue for the various stages of
the development of the crop as well as for various control activities.
It offers FFSs alternative to the conventional method of agricultural
extension which enable farmers to learn and understand the
principles and foundations of the course of agricultural operations. .
that leads to increase their knowledge and abilities to develop their
skills to bring the best practices for management and maintenance
of agricultural resources and increase their returns.
The study aimed to identify the relationships between Farmers and agricultural
extension units in Lattakia and Tartus governorates, the sample included 342 Farmers live
in the work scope of 48 agricultural extension units, located in Lattakia and T
artus
Governorates, the results showed that 75% of the sample were male and 25% were
femal,90% were married, 60% had high school education, agriculture work was the main
job for 25% of farmers, 40% of them did not visit extension units and the mean reason for
that was farmer had another job during the work time of extension units, for 42% of
farmers .Also the result showed that extension units perform agriculture services more
than extension service with low level of performance ,according opinion of 75% of
farmers. The study showed significant relationship between sex (male, female), age,
farmer's education , degree of performance of extension service, degree of performance of
agriculture service in the extension units and information sources of farmers ,all these
factors had significant relationship with the degree of Farmer's communication with
agricultural extension units.
This research aimed at identifying some personal and professional
characteristics of agricultural extension agents working in
extension units, and agricultural and extension services provided
by them in these units. Also to study the relationship
between
personal and professional characteristics and the degree of
performing extension and agricultural services. About 25% of
extension units in Lattakia and Tartus Governorates were included
(48 extension units).
The results of this research showed that 47.1% of agricultural
extension agents didn't attend any extension training (courses) and
36% of agricultural extension agents did not attend any technical
training. Also, the results showed that there were significant
relationships between age, technical training, experience in the
recent work, extension work and the total time spent in job and the
degree of performing extension and agricultural services and the
degree of carrying out extension jobs in the extension units.
The study aimed at identifying the availability of extension working tools and identifying support provided to the extension units. Also some personal and professional characteristics of agricultural specialists working in supporting extension units
were study Their training, communication with agricultural units , farmers and scientific research centers were investigated.
The study was carried out in the coastal area of Syria and all supporting extension units (16 units) in that area were included. To achieve the objectives of the study a questioner was designed and data was collected from all extension specialists in these units (57specialists).
The results of the research showed that, supporting units provided technical support to extension units, according to the majority of specialists (88%) and extensionistes (90.6%) with availability of most technical, instructional and educational tools in supporting units. Also it was observed that 26% of agriculture specialists in supporting units did not attend any extension training(courses) and 19% of them attended only one training course, Also 52.6% of specialists rarely communicated with research centers and 28.1% of them did not communicate at all, due to difficulties in reaching to these centers, according to 72% of them. Lack of the means of transportation was the most important obstacles (52.6%) faced the specialists in their Extension work.
The study aimedat identifying the role of farmers field school ( FFSs) in Jablah, and
the characteristics of their participant, their opinions, their productivity, and the difficulties
they suffer from.
To achieve the objective of this study , dat
a was collected through random sample ,
its size is (75) participant farmers in five field schools,by questionnaireby the personal
interview method , the process of data collection was started in 15/5/2013 and completed
in 15/8/2013.
The results showed that 92 % of farmers wish to continue in FFSs, and all of them
indicated that the more activities of (FFSs) is to analyze the ecosystem,and 43,5%of them
refer that the suitable location is the most important conditions essential to choose the
field of experience .
The productivity of citrus participantfarmers in the field schools is more than 5 tons
/acres ( 59,3% ), and The productivity of tomato farmersranging between 8 - 12 tons /acres
( 76,6% ).
This research dealt with an identification of some problems
that confronting with Extension Agent works in Tartous province.
This research depended on a questionnaire traditional indent in
which data were collected ,through the correspondence with
a
random sample of 224 quid ,and data were analyzed statistically by
using repetition and percentages whereas the majority of the
inspected were basically suffering from lack of financial
motivations, additional wages, adequate transportation, the large
number of rurals who are required to deal with ,the lack of
requirements of the guidance work ,the lack of flexibility to do the
necessary adjustments in the guidance program, and there is so no
freedom to make decisions a pant from the managers of work
.consequently ,the study recommended a set of recommendation
which improve the vitality of guidance work in Tartous , and raise
the status of agriculture agents in front of their guidance audience.
The study was conducted in the north of Syria (Rural Aleppo and Edleb
Governorates)in 2008 through Regular random sample covered 39 extension
units which consists of 22% of the total extension units in the study area .Ten
farmers from each selecte
d unit were taken to form the sample size of 390
respondents. The objective of this research is to find out the extent of farmers
participation in extension activities that executed by the agricultural extension
and their opinions in these activities. The result showed that 56% of farmers
participated irregularly in the extension activities, 32%, 20% and 20.5% of
respondents prefer field days, demonstration and group discussion,
respectively. Low percentage of farmers prefer seminar, video show and
mobile theater. Preference of extension activities on plant protection
mentioned by 33.3% of respondents and extension activities on new irrigation
method preferred by quarter of respondents. The main suggestions mentioned
by respondents were to increase the total number of extension activities 30.5%,
the need for better method to inform farmers about the extension activities
26%, the need to increase the total number of extension workers in the area
(25%), more extension activities on marketing, sorting and grading of
agricultural products. The study showed positive and significant relationship
between family size, size of holding and occupation on one side and
participation in extension activities executed by Agricultural Extension on the
other side.
