Extension Needs of Farmers in Sunflower Production in Abu El Matamir District, Beheira Governorate

The study aimed to determine the farmers knowledge level regarding the extension recommendations for sunflower production and their implementation level, It also aimed to identify the farmers information sources rely on to recommendations related to sunflower production, and to identify obtain extension the problems facing the respondents farmers in sunflower production and their suggestions for solving them. This study was conducted on a sample of 354 sunflower farmers in Abu Al-Matamir District, Beheira Governorate. The data were collected using a questionnaire form by personal interviews with the farmers during April and May 2024. After that, it was transcribed and analyzed. Frequencies, percentages, and weighted averages were used in presenting and analyzing the data.The results were:- Nearly three quarters of respondents (71.2%) have a high knowledge level of the extension recommendations for sunflower production.- More than a third of respondents (34.5%) have a high implementation level of the extension recommendations for sunflower crop production. -Personal experience was the primary source of information relied upon by the respondents farmers regarding sunflower production, with a weighted average of 2.8 out of 3.- There was a direct relationship between some studied variables, and both of the respondents’ knowledge degree and their implementation degree of the studied extension recommendations.-The study concluded with a set of recommendations derived from its findings.