The level of environmental knowledge among farmers during farming practice in the Sharazur Plain - Sulaimani Governorate | ||
Kirkuk University Journal For Agricultural Sciences | ||
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 1-16 PDF (1.32 M) | ||
Document Type: Research Paper | ||
DOI: 10.58928/ku23.14101 | ||
Authors | ||
Naxshawan Z. S. Shexani1; Tahir M. Layeeq* 2 | ||
1Agribusiness & Rural Development Dept., College of Agric. Engg. Sciences, Univ. of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | ||
2Agribusiness & Rural Development Dept., College of Agric. Engg. Sciences, Univ. of Sulaimani | ||
Abstract | ||
This research was conducted to identify the level of environmental knowledge among farmers during farming practice in the Sharzour Plain, Sulaimani governorate, to identify the correlation between the level of environmental knowledge and the independent variables. The research population included all farmers in the villages of Shahrzour district in the Sulaimani governorate, whose number is (2735) farmers distributed in (47) villages, A simple random sample was taken from the villages at a rate of (51%) at the rate of (24) villages, and the number of farmers in these villages reached (1615) farmers, Then a simple random sample (20%) was taken from the research population, so research sample size was (323) farmers, The results showed that most of the respondents had a mid-level of knowledge tending to go down, also showed that there is a significant relationship between the level of environmental knowledge and each variable of the following (age, level of education, Sources of agricultural information, size of farm holding, Environmental training courses, participation in environmental activities), while no significant relationship appeared between the level of environmental knowledge and the variables (Years of experience in agriculture, type of farm holding, farmers' attitudes towards environmental protection). Therefore, the researcher suggests escalating training courses in the field of agricultural environment, for the agricultural extension body to disseminate knowledge and experience related to the development of the agricultural environment. | ||
Keywords | ||
Environmental; knowledge; farming practice; Sharazur | ||
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