The Chair has achieved - with the grace of God Almighty - a number of achievements, most notably:
Accommodation of the seat of the chair in the College of Science:
With the insight of His Excellency the Rector of the University, may God protect him, that the scientific chairs be close to the academic community so that they can carry out the tasks entrusted to them to the fullest extent through the participation of faculty members and students in its various works and activities, and under the personal guidance and follow-up of His Excellency, the headquarters of the Sheikh Ali Al-Jumaiah Chair was, thank God, occupied. For sustainable development in agricultural communities, on the ground floor of the College of Science in University City, in front of the main entrance to the college. Also, praise be to God, the chair’s headquarters was equipped with the necessary furniture and office equipment through the university’s warehouses
Studies and research:
Conducting a research study entitled “Awareness of sustainable agriculture in the Hail region:”
Out of the desire of those in charge of the chair’s work that all of the chair’s activities be based on sound scientific foundations and to determine
Priorities for research and studies related to the chair During the coming period, the chair conducted a research study that addressed the current situation
For agriculture and farmers in the Hail region and the extent of their awareness of sustainable agriculture and its application on the ground. Where those in charge
On the chair, he made a field visit to more than 200 farms randomly selected from all governorates of the Hail region and interviewed them.
Farmers in order to identify the most important agricultural problems they face that hinder the application of sustainable agricultural methods.
In this study, a questionnaire was designed to identify the social and economic characteristics of farmers and to learn about the situation
Monitor the farm by answering questions related to water, soil and agricultural production. It is worth noting that it was included
Students of the Department of Biology and some faculty members of the College of Science participated in this study in order to achieve the desired goal
The chair’s headquarters will be located near the academic center represented by the College of Science. Now we list some of the results of this for you
The study is noteworthy that the chair is in the final stages of preparing scientific papers for this study that will soon see the light in journals
International.
A- Social characteristics of farmers:
The results of the study showed that all farmers in the study sample are male, and that 182 of them are married while 24 farmers are single.
The majority of them hold Saudi nationality (Table 1). The third and fourth decade segments (31-41, 40-50 years) constituted the vast majority of the farmers’ ages, and the agricultural experience of most farmers ranged between 1-20 years (Table 1). The study also showed Most farmers hold secondary and university educational qualifications (Table 1), and this is a good indicator of how farmers benefit when chairs implement sustainable agriculture programmes.
B- Sustainable agricultural operations:
Statistical analysis showed that about 51% of farmers do not have awareness of agricultural loads (Figure 1).
The results showed that many farmers are aware of the safe use of pesticides (Figure 2). The results of the study also showed that
About 50% of farmers depend on center pivot irrigation for irrigation, while 26% of them depend on the irrigation network, only 20% use drip irrigation, and 4% use flood irrigation (Figure 3).
C- The most important agricultural problems for farmers:
The results of the study showed that 64% of farmers suffer from the problem of soil salinization on their farms (Figure 4).
The results showed that insect pests, plant pathogens, and agricultural marketing are among the most important problems that most people suffer from
Farmers of Hail region.
E- Sources of awareness of sustainable agricultural methods:
Statistical analysis showed that the most important sources of awareness about sustainable agriculture are farmer friends and non-farmer friends
Television, followed by daily newspapers and agricultural periodicals (Figure 5).
F- Obstacles to implementing sustainable agriculture:
The results of the study showed that one of the most important obstacles to implementing sustainable agriculture for most farmers in the Hail region is the lack of funding and the high cost of sustainable agricultural methods, in addition to the lack of labor, as in (Figure 6).