Yahya Istaitih

• Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie

Precision agriculture (PA), which uses satellite navigation, has emerged to help increase crop yields and improve efficiency. Despite the increase in the body of PA literature, little is known about PA in Palestine. This research aimed to analyze university students' awareness, knowledge, and perceptions towards PA. An item-based questionnaire was...

BENEFIT project has successfully exceeded its goals in advancing precision agriculture in Palestine. It Encourages both Palestinian researchers and academics to interests related to the concept, domains, tools and digital technology of the Precision Agriculture and - Involving Palestinian farmers into the precision agriculture processes, enriching...

The article presents the Erasmus+ project BENEFIT implemented from 2020 to 2023 as an example of cooperation between universities in the European Union and Palestine. The key objective of the project was to support digital farms and the application of smart technologies in precision agriculture. The project was primarily focused on the university s...

BENEFIT project has successfully exceeded its goals in advancing precision agriculture in Palestine. It Encourages both Palestinian researchers and academics to interests related to the concept, domains, tools and digital technology of the Precision Agriculture and - Involving Palestinian farmers into the precision agriculture processes, enriching...

This Newsletter is one of outputs for Erasmus+ project entitled “Boosting Innovation in Education and Research of Precision Agriculture in Palestine/ BENEFIT”, (609544-EPP-1-2019-1-PS-EPPKA-CBHE-JP).

This Newsletter is one of outputs for Erasmus+ project entitled “Boosting Innovation in Education and Research of Precision Agriculture in Palestine/ BENEFIT”, (609544-EPP-1-2019-1-PS-EPPKA-CBHE-JP). https://benefit.edu.ps/?p=4175

هدفت الدراسة الى التعرف على مدى الجاهزية المتوفرة في استخدام التطبيق االرشادي االلكتروني في العملية االرشادية من حيث سرعة الربط بين المرشد والمزارع و توفر االرشادات والمعلومات الفنية الالزمة للعملية االرشادية. وقد تم فحص اتجاهات تبعا . ولتحقيق ذلك اتبع الباحث ً المرشدين الزراعيين لمدى الجاهزية لمتغيرات العمر، المنطقة، سنوات الخبرة، الجامعة، والتخص...

The study aimed to identify the extent of available readiness for the use of electronic extension application in the extension process in terms of the speed of link between the extensionist and the farmer and the availability of technical instructions and information necessary for the extension process. The trends of agricultural extension agent...

Issue 2 from the Newsletter of BENEFIT project (Boosting Innovation in Education and Research of Precision Agriculture in Palestine). http://benefit.edu.ps/en=2298/

Agricultural management practices increase the quality and quantity of food to cope with the growing population. This study aims to evaluate the agricultural practices adopted by greenhouse farmers in the northern governorates of the West Bank. A descriptive analytical approach was implemented utilizing a questionnaire designed by the researcher to...

In Palestine, agriculture plays an important role in the livelihoods of the farmer's society. However, most production inputs and supplies including seeds are imported, reducing the agricultural sector's dependence on the commercial imports of inputs is given high priority in the Agricultural Sector. Formal and informal organizations including mini...

Greenhouses constitute an integral part of the Palestinian agricultural structure. Nonetheless, farming multiple crops on the same farm during the same season is still hard and a risky decision that farmers seek to avoid, despite the recent tendency to attempt diversifying. The aim of this study is to identify the cropping patterns prevalent among...

This study analysed the socio-economic constraints facing small ruminants’ production in West Bank Palestine. Therefore, it investigated the sites of Al-thaheryia and Facuoa and included. From primary data collected from different sources, 170 small ruminants’ rearers have been randomly selected. Additionally, two workshops have been implemented to...

Small ruminant production is important but neglected resource, with multiple goals in West Bank-Palestine. This study aimed to develop the best strategies by exploiting the small ruminant sector opportunities and strengths while neutralizing its threats and avoiding its weaknesses in different production systems through different agro-ecological zo...