The Knowledge Gap in Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices for Wheat Farmers in Al-Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.

The primary aim of the current research was to explore the knowledge gap of climate-smart agricultural practices for Wheat cultivation. This was achieved through several sub-objectives: Identifying the level of knowledge for Wheat farmers about climate-smart agricultural practices, Study the differences in the level of farmers’ knowledge of climate-smart agricultural practices for wheat cultivation, Examine the relationship between farmers' knowledge of climate-smart agricultural practices for wheat cultivation and the studied independent variables, Exploring the Knowledge Gap in Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices for Wheat Cultivation and Identify the main problems and challenges faced by the surveyed farmers regarding climate-smart agricultural practices for wheat cultivation in the study area.To achieve the research objectives, a random sample of 276 Wheat farmers from three villages in Al-Sharqia Governorate was selected using the Krejcie and Morgan formula. A questionnaire was designed and administered through personal interviews during November and December 2024. The data were analyzed using frequency tables, percentages, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Cronbach's alpha, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Chi-square test, with the help of SPSS software.