Factors Associated with the Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices by Onion Farmers in Villages of Maniyya and Al Uyun of the Itay Al-Baroud District in Beheira Governorate

This research aimed to study some of the factors associated with the adoption of good agricultural practices by onion farmers respondents in some villages of the Itay El-Baroud district in Beheira Governorate. through: studying some of the distinctive characteristics of the onion farmers respondents. determining the level of adoption of good agricultural practices by onion farmers respondents among the research sample. and studying the correlational relationships between the level of onion farmers respondents adopted good agricultural practices as a dependent variable and their distinctive characteristics as independent variables. and studied the obstacles to the spread of good agricultural practices for onion crops in the research area.This research was conducted on a regular random sample of onion farmers in villages of Maniyya and Al Uyun of the Itay al-Baroud district in Beheira Governorate. It consisted of 108 farmers. representing 25% of the overall total number of 433 farmers. Data were collected through a personal interview questionnaire. and percentages. arithmetic mean. frequencies. standard deviation. and simple correlation coefficient were used to analyze the results. The research reached several results. most notably the following:With regard to the knowledge level of the onion farmers respondents in growing and producing onions. the percentage of those with a low knowledge level was 17.6%. the average level was 58.3%. and the high level was 24.1%.As for the onion farmers respondents’ level of adoption of good agricultural practices. the percentage of those with high adoption was 25%. the average was 42.6%. and the low was 32.4%.The research showed that there is an inverse correlation between the adoption of good agricultural practices in the onion crop as a dependent variable and each of the following variables: agricultural land tenure. the area cultivated with onions. and the knowledge level of the onion farmers respondents in the cultivation of onion production.The research also showed that there is no correlation between the adoption of good agricultural practices in the onion crop as a dependent variable and each of the following variables: age. number of family members. sources of agricultural information. and training.