Wad Ramli Society members’ attitude toward Agricultural extension activities and cooperation principles. (Wad Ramli Agricultural ooperative)

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify and evaluate the attitudes of cooperative members toward agricultural extension activities provided in Wad Ramli agricultural cooperative society. The study aimed to evaluate the role of agricultural extension activities concerning members' knowledge, awareness of the Agricultural Extension Program. This study was conducted in Wad Ramli agricultural cooperative in Khartoum North locality (Bahri) during 2017 – 2019. The necessary data was collected from (292) respondents, were selected randomly using simple random sampling, the questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The data were analyzed by computer based on the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) using different statistical procedures, frequency, and percentage , Likert scale, used to measure the members’ evaluation to agricultural extension programs. The result showed that farmers’ benefits from agricultural extension activities were low to medium level. Such as the lack of farmer’s knowledge about the general principles of cooperatives, based on the study findings a set of recommendations were suggested for improving Cooperative by the role of extension activities on the members' knowledge values and principles through. Intenfyin extension programs and educating members to develop an awareness of the group action