Quantitative Determination of Agricultural Employment in Assiut Governorate

The human element of Work is considered one of the main resources productivity in the national economy and the most important elements of the promotion of agriculture production. The problem of this study is high rates of unemployment and low productivity of the individual in the various sectors in general and agriculture in particular. This study aims to identify whether there is a surplus or deficit in agricultural employment. As well as to identify the most important characteristics of the labor force in general and the agricultural labor force in particular. The study is based on field data through a random sample of 400 farmers. In addition to secondary data published by publications central agency for Public mobilization and statistics, records information and decision support center in Assiut governorate, in addition to general administration bulletins agricultural.
One of the most important findings of the study, the needs of human force working in agriculture and the preservation of 796931 thousand people. Represents the male work around 51,97%, women toward 40,15%, children of both sexes (males and females) about 7.88%. Reached a needs assessment of the agricultural work available in the sample study of human force working in agriculture and about 472 men, 213 women and 250 children. Thus as much as working days available in full year about 132.16 thousand man/day, 40.04 thousand women/day, 3,95 thousand children/day. As the needs assessment of agricultural work, dead freight in vegetable production toward 97.44 thousand man/day. While assessing the needs of the user action necessary units of animal production about 30 thousand man/day. As it became clear that the days of exploitative work over the days of necessary action, there are limited employment convincing the maintenance by 0.60 %, while there are limited employment Blatant In the study sample preservation by 23%.
The study recommends that the need for expansion in the reclamation of agricultural land and the establishment of agricultural projects small and work to create new employment opportunities and to absorb surplus unemployment. as well as work on the establishment of specialized training centers in the field of agricultural work in order to create a broad base of skilled and trained.