ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF NEWLY DEVELOPED AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS AND THEIR ROLE IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT

The study aimed to identify the roles of newly established agricultural projects in achieving sustainable rural development through a socio-psychological environmental assessment. Adescriptive, analytical, and quantitative approach was used, using a purposive sample, relying on a questionnaire as the primary tool for data collection and a scale of the five personality factors. in Beheira Governorate. The study reached several conclusions, the most important of which is the role of newly established agricultural projects in achieving sustainable rural development. It also highlighted the presence of a number of challenges facing newly established agricultural projects, which hinder these projects from achieving the desired sustainable development. The study recommended the establishment of units for recycling agricultural waste, conducting awareness-raising courses for farmers on the importance of recycling, providing technically competent agricultural advisors trained in the field of recycling, and encouraging cooperatives to provide the necessary funding for recycling equipment and providing locations for collecting agricultural waste.