Trends of Agricultural Extension Workers towards the Digitization of Agricultural Extension in Matrouh Governorate "إتجاهات العاملين بالإرشاد الزراعى نحو رقمنة الإرشاد الزراعى بمحافظة مطروح"

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1 Desert Research Center

2 desert research center

Abstract

The research aimed to measure the trends of agricultural extension workers toward the application of
digital extension in Matrouh governorate, And test the trends model by changing the direction of agricultural
extension workers in Matrah governorate to the current research data using the path analysis method, Research
was conducted in Matrouh governorate and the Centre for Sustainable Development of Matrouh Resources
was selected Its technical support centers in the governorate centers and those working in the agricultural
extension department in the directorate and agricultural departments in the governorate of Matrouh; Sample
estimated 104 researchers, Data was collected using a questionnaire form in October 2022. Using AMOS to
extract track analysis results and present results, The results show that researchers have a positive trend
towards the application of the digitization of agricultural extension, This is illustrated by the high intention of
applying the digitization of agricultural extension and the high proportions of the application's underlying
behavior, The model's conformity was verified, and all quality indicators of model conformity were found to
be acceptable, so the kai box value was 2.796, It is the value (level 0.429), The value of the chi-square /freedom
scores were 0.923, which is less than (2) as evidence of the model's conformity with the data, Research
recommends that training courses on the use of information technology be made available to benefit from the
digitization of agricultural extension

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