The level of knowledge Of Wheat Farmers in Axial Irrigation by Applying Practical Recommendations in The Upper Euphrates / Anbar Governorate (2020/2021)

Abstract

The research aimed to determine the knowledge level of wheat Farmers with pivotal irrigation by applying scientific recommendations in regions of the upper Euphrates/Anbar Governorate in general, and to identify the correlation coefficient between knowledge of farmers and some independent variables, as well as to determine the relationship of regression between knowledge of farmers and the group of variables studied. The regions of the upper Euphrates region were chosen to conduct the current research. The research population included all farmers who use pivotal sprinkler irrigation systems in the upper Euphrates in Anbar Governorate, and are officially registered in the Anbar Agriculture Directorate, whose number are (741) farmers* distributed among (7) agricultural divisions, A proportional random sample was selected from each division, with percentage of (20%) becomes of (140) farmers who represent the research sample. For the purpose of collecting data from the respondents a questionnaire form composed of two parts was prepared, first part: it included a number of questions to obtain data related to some independent variables related to the respondents, and the second, included (50) standard items to measure the respondents’knowledge distributed into four field, which is System configuration, operation, irrigation, maintenance and fertilizer use, The results showed that The general level of farmers’knowledge of the scientific recommendations related to pivot sprinkler irrigation is high, tending to medium. From this it follows the farmers’ awareness of the importance of information and knowledge related to pivot irrigation, and there are 37.2% of the respondents are in the medium and low categories. The researcher recommended, that necessity to provide material and moral support to farmers with a high level of knowledge in order to continue implementing the scientific recommendations as well as to motivate farmers in the middle and lower categories to work as their peers from the superior farmers, and necessity to prepare and implement extension activities for farmers with a low level of knowledge.