DETERMINANTS OF THE DISCONTINUITY DECISION FOR ADOPTING THE COMPOST RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AMONG A SAMPLE OF FARMERS IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH DISTRICT

Abstract

Technological innovations are still effective tools for achieving social and cultural change in many rural societies. This Paper aimed to propose and test a theoretical model for some determinants of the discontinuity decision for adopting the compost recommended practices. To achieve this goal; A sample of 342 farmers were selected in Kafe El-Sheikh. And, Personal interviews were used for collecting the data. Different statistical techniques were used to analyze these data. The most important results indicated that there was no significant relationship between exposure to an extension campaign and the discontinuity decision among the farmers. In addition the results indicated that the antecedent variables have the largest contribution in predicting the tendency of a decision of discontinuity in adopting compost practices more than the process variables. The results also showed that the variable of participating in environmental activities is the greatest important determinant in predicting the discontinuity decision in compost practices in the first and second stage of the logistic