Document Type : Articles
Author
Department of Economics and Agricultural Extension / College of Agriculture / Tikrit University
Abstract
The research aimed to identify the knowledge training needs of wheat growers in scientific recommendations related to growing the crop in the villages of Siha Othman and Ain Hayawi/Al-Shirqat District/Salah al-Din Governorate in general. and also determining the relationship between the knowledge training needs of wheat growers in scientific recommendations related to growing the crop and some of the following independent factors:) age, educational level, number of years of work in growing the crop, type of holding, sources of information, and participation in extension activities related to growing the wheat crop ( . The research community included all wheat growers, numbering (87) growers, a random sample was taken at a rate of (46%), thus the number of growers became (40) growers. The results showed that the categories of those with medium and high Knowledge training needs represented about (72.5%) of the number of respondents. The results also showed a significant correlation at the level of (0.01) between (age, sources of information, educational level, number of years of work in growing the crop, type of holding) and Knowledge training needs. The study also indicated that the average level of growers’ problems towards growing wheat is large.
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