Environmental Awareness among Agricultural Extension Workers in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Alexandria University / Faculty of Agriculture / Agricultural Extension Education Department.

2 Kaikoku University - College of Agriculture - Iraq

Abstract

The main aim of the study was to study the general environmental awareness of the agricultural extension workers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by identifying two axes the first: levels of environmental knowledge of the respondents, and the second is the degree of awareness of some environmental practices, and its relation to some independent variables studied, As well as  identifying on agricultural extension work handicaps in field of environmental protection from pollution from the point of view of the respondents themselves.
In order to achieve the objectives of the research, the data were collected by a regular random sample of 140 agricultural extension workers in the three governorates of Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Dohuk, representing 64% of the total number of agricultural extension workers, by using questionnaire form  by a questionnaire that was tested in principle and verified its validity and stability, and to analyze research data statistically, It used  Pearson's simple correlation coefficient, Spearman correlation coefficient, and chai square (c2)
The main results of the research were:
 It was found that 70% of the respondents had low level of environmental awareness and 30% of them had high environmental awareness. The results of the simple correlation analysis and Spearman correlation coefficient showed that there is a significant correlation between the level of environmental awareness of the respondents and the variables Independent: Participating in environmental activities, exposure to sources of information on the environment, the attitude toward work in the field of the environment, the attitude towards agricultural extension, motivation for achievement, renewal, and participation in training courses in the field of environment. , also the result of (c2) test showed that There were significant differences between the level of general environmental awareness of the respondents and each of the variables: the job title and the study of courses on the environment. The results also revealed a number of obstacles and problems facing agricultural extension workers in the field of environmental protection from pollution, And the lack of specialized staff in the field of environment, in addition to the financial problems of lack of financial allocations or budget.
 

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