SOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE RECYCLING IN SAHEL AL-TINA AREA, AL-SALAM CANAL REGION

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Post graduate student at Institute of Environmental Studies and Researches, Ain Shams University

2 Institute of Environmental Studies and Researches, Ain Shams University

3 Desert Research Center

Abstract

The research aimed to study the social evaluation of role of women in terms of agricultural waste recycling in the area of Sahl Al-Tina, It was done on a simple random sample of women working in agriculture of 151 representing 5% of the total women working in agriculture in the villages selected  for the study (4), (6), (7). Data were collected using a questionnaire.
Results indicated in terms of determining the degree of influence of the aspects of social assessment in the field of agricultural waste recycling from the viewpoint of female respondents. With regard to the first aspect i.e. effect of recycling agricultural waste on the change in the characteristics of the population in the region, it was found that the effect on the population ranked first with a weighted average estimated at 57% As for the sixth aspects i.e. the influence on the position and attitudes of some groups and leaderships. Towards recycling agricultural waste, the effect on the attitude and attitudes of popular leaderships in the region  it came first with weighted average of 37.7%
The research recommends the need to raise awareness of the environmental damage resulting from burning agricultural waste, the importance of optimal use of it, and how to benefit from it, as well as spread awareness among farmers about how to convert agricultural waste into unconventional feed or organic fertilizers or use it in the production of biogas units.

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Journal of Environmental Science
Volume 50, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
P.3:Humanities Sciences:
April 2021
Pages 55-98

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