Knowledge Levels of Agricultural Extension Workers Concerning Sustainable Agricultural Practice in Sulaimani Governorate

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the Knowledge of Agricultural Extension Workers regarding the Sustainable Agricultural practice (SAP) in Some areas in Sulaimani Governorate, then to find the differences in the total mean of sustainable knowledge according to some variables. The questionnaire was prepared for this purpose consists of two parts, the first part included several questions related to the independent variables, while the second part included several items to identify the knowledge level of extension workers and participate in agricultural Sustainable. The research population involved agricultural extension workers who work in some of the Agricultural Extension Centers in the Sulaimani governorate, included (75) respondents representing (67.5%) of the population (111) workers, taken by a simple random sampling method.  After the data was collected there were arranged and classified and analyzed through SPSS software. The results indicated that the level of Agricultural Extension Workers of Sustainable Agricultural Practice knowledge was medium tend to high, also the level of participation in activates concerning Sustainable Agricultural practice was medium tends to high, as well the desire of participation in agricultural training courses was medium tends to high. The results showed there is a significant difference in total knowledge according to (educational level, extension service). While, no significant differences according (age, gender, Job Place, professional address. The researchers recommend creating an opportunity for agricultural extension workers to participate in the field of sustainable development practically because they have good information about this field and have a positive desire for sustainability regardless of their age, gender or place of work.