Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate

This study was designed to assess farmers' knowledge level regarding practices of sustainable agriculture development in Baghdad Governorate. Comparing between fields which they were as: water security, production inputs provision, environment protection, soil surface protection. Present study...

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Main Author: Jazaer.A. Joed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Unviversity of Technology- Iraq 2014-12-01
Series:Engineering and Technology Journal
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Online Access:https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_100153_ebb33b03ba628dc558e1e3bb68cf2e11.pdf
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description This study was designed to assess farmers' knowledge level regarding practices of sustainable agriculture development in Baghdad Governorate. Comparing between fields which they were as: water security, production inputs provision, environment protection, soil surface protection. Present study was conducted in Abu-Ghraib & Mahmudiya division, sample size defined as 133 respondents farmers from six selected villages were interviewed for information by questioner consist of sixteen test paragraph . Findings reveal that farmers possesses highest knowledge level of the paragraph “drip irrigation technology save more water as compared to other method of irrigation”. at rates 4.70 ± 0.4 whereas they had least knowledge about of two paragraph " protection wildlife" and " production of Alsailj& Hay as feed of animals." at rates 0.5, 0.5 ± 0.09 ± 0.03 respectively . While farmers possesses highest knowledge level of field Water security at rate 2.98 whereas they had the least knowledge field Protection of the environment at rates 1.30 ,our recommendation is to build programs to meet the needs of sustainable agriculture development practices knowledge of framers and giving farmers the opportunity to participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation.
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spelling doaj.art-2de8793061d34f6093ab29bfe68309922024-02-04T17:31:52ZengUnviversity of Technology- IraqEngineering and Technology Journal1681-69002412-07582014-12-0132133175318410.30684/etj.32.13A.9100153Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad GovernorateJazaer.A. JoedThis study was designed to assess farmers' knowledge level regarding practices of sustainable agriculture development in Baghdad Governorate. Comparing between fields which they were as: water security, production inputs provision, environment protection, soil surface protection. Present study was conducted in Abu-Ghraib & Mahmudiya division, sample size defined as 133 respondents farmers from six selected villages were interviewed for information by questioner consist of sixteen test paragraph . Findings reveal that farmers possesses highest knowledge level of the paragraph “drip irrigation technology save more water as compared to other method of irrigation”. at rates 4.70 ± 0.4 whereas they had least knowledge about of two paragraph " protection wildlife" and " production of Alsailj& Hay as feed of animals." at rates 0.5, 0.5 ± 0.09 ± 0.03 respectively . While farmers possesses highest knowledge level of field Water security at rate 2.98 whereas they had the least knowledge field Protection of the environment at rates 1.30 ,our recommendation is to build programs to meet the needs of sustainable agriculture development practices knowledge of framers and giving farmers the opportunity to participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation.https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_100153_ebb33b03ba628dc558e1e3bb68cf2e11.pdfsustainable agriculture developmentwater securityproduction inputs provisionenvironment protectionsoil surface protection
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Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
Engineering and Technology Journal
sustainable agriculture development
water security
production inputs provision
environment protection
soil surface protection
title Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
title_full Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
title_fullStr Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
title_short Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
title_sort evaluation farmers knowledge level regarding practices of sustainable agriculture development in baghdad governorate
topic sustainable agriculture development
water security
production inputs provision
environment protection
soil surface protection
url https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_100153_ebb33b03ba628dc558e1e3bb68cf2e11.pdf
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