Document Type : Articles
Authors
1 Economics and Agricultural Extension Department, College of Agriculture, Tikrit University
2 Agricultural Extension & Economics Dept., College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq
Abstract
This research aims to identify the role of electronic extension in disseminating agricultural technologies from the perspective of maize farmers in the Salah al-Din Governorate’s Al-Alam District, and to determine the role of electronic extension in each of the following areas of study: land preparation and seeding, crop management, harvesting, and marketing. The study population included all 250 yellow corn farmers in the Al-Alam district. A 40% sample was selected, resulting in 100 farmers participating in the research procedures. The role of electronic extension was measured using a questionnaire consisting of three sections. Each section had three answer options: large role, medium role, and weak role. The responses were assigned numbers (1, 2, and 3, respectively), resulting in a total score ranging from 25 to 75. Data was collected in January 2025 and subsequently analyzed using SPSS software. The results showed that the overall role of electronic extension websites was moderate, tending towards high. This suggests that yellow corn farmers use social media to learn about modern agricultural technologies. The research also indicated that educational attainment, years of agricultural experience, and ownership of agricultural machinery and equipment are significantly related to determining. The social media’s role in disseminating agricultural technologies. The researchers recommended providing training courses on how to utilize social media to improve agricultural production and establishing specialized social media platforms that connect farmers and agricultural advisors.
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