Document Type : Articles

Author

Agricultural Extension & Economics Dept., College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the determinants of supplying and distributing agricultural technologies to farmers in general, of viewpoint of agricultural employees in the Agricultural Equipment Company in Salah al-Din Governorate / Iraq , the research included all employees working in the Agricultural Equipment Company in Salahuddin Governorate, who numbered (62). And after excluding (10) respondents as a survey sample. a simple random sample was taken with a number of (26) and with a percentage of (50%) . The research data was collected by using the questionnaire. The first part included the personal and characteristics of the respondents, the second part contains (18) items to measure the obstacles of supplying and distributing agricultural technologies.The third part: It is questions for the respondents about their suggestions to limit the determinants of the supplying and distribution of agricultural technologies. The last part is a question for the respondents in case there are problems not mentioned in the research.. Then, the reliability was calculated by using the Alpha Gronbach method. After that, the data was classified by using a number of statistical methods . The results of the research showed that the weighted calculation values ranged between (0.14 - 0.92), while the weighted mean was (0.61). The descending order of the items was done according to the weighted mean. The results also showed a significant correlation relationship Depending on the results, some recommendations were proposed, including the necessity to overcome the difficulties and limitations. Finally, the search results should be a guide for the agricultural employees.

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