Farmers’ Knowledge of the Risks of Delayed Chemical Fertilizer Distribution in Qena Governorate

This research aimed to determine the level of knowledge among farmers regarding the Risks of delayed chemical fertilizer distribution., This knowledge is concentrated in four main aspects, dimension40 items, distributed as follows: agricultural aspect (10 items), environmental aspect(10 items), social aspect (10 items), and economic aspect (10 items)., The research was conducted on a sample of 200 farmers benefiting from the "Farmer's Card" program., These farmers were selected using systematic random sampling from four villages in the Qus and Naga Hammadi districts of Qena Governorate., Data were collected using a questionnaire specifically designed for this purpose, through personal interviews with the respondents, between mid-August and mid-September 2024., The data were then tabulated, tabulated, and quantitatively processed. Numerical tables, percentages, and averages were used to present and analyze the data., Weighted averages and Spearman's correlation coefficient were used using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).The most important findings of this research are: that more than half of the surveyed farmers (52.0%) had a moderate level of knowledge regarding the risks of delayed distribution of chemical fertilizers (heritage risks, environmental risks, social risks, and economic risks; that there was a correlation between all the studied independent variables and the farmers level of knowledge regarding the risks of delayed distribution of chemical fertilizers; and that a set of proposals existed for overcoming the risks of delayed distribution of chemical fertilizers.