The public defense of the master's thesis submitted by the researcher Ayat Mohamed Abdel Aleem Al-Hanafy was held at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, on Monday, February 16, 2026, under the patronage of Prof. Essawy Qassem Mahmoud, Faculty Dean, and Prof. Amgad El Gammal, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research. It was hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economy headed by Prof. Abdel Baqi Mousa El-Shaib, Professor of Agricultural Economics.

Supervisory committee:

• Prof. Ahmed Maher El-Gohari, Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University

• Prof. Abdel Baqi Mousa El-Shaib, Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University

• Asst. Prof. Manal Mohamed El-Khodari, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University

Judgement and Discussion Committee:

• Prof. Said Abbas Mohamed Rashad, Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Moshtohor, Benha University (External Examiner and Chairperson)

• Prof. Rania Hamdi Abdel Sadiq Pasha, Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University (External Examiner)

• Prof. Ahmed Maher El-Gohari, Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University (Representing the Supervisory Committee)

• Asst. Prof. Manal Mohamed El-Khodari, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University (Representing the Supervisory Committee)

    The committee discussed the researcher’s thesis content thoroughly. The researcher answered all questions successfully. The committee praised the thesis for its excellence in content and value and recommended granting the researcher the Master’s degree of Agricultural Sciences, in the specialization of Agricultural Extension.

2/19/2026