The knowledge level of cultivators in Zomar district-Ninevah province in agricultural process in tometo seedling production

Abstract EN

The research aims to identify tomato cultivator knowledge level in Zomar District/Nineveh province in tomato seedling production.

To identify the variance in knowledge level depending on variables which are: cultivated area of tomato; education level; number of the experience years of tomato farming; land ownership; sources of information; previous training and type of farming career.

Data was collected using a field questionnaire; the first part include from independent variables scale, while the second part include from measure of knowledge level consists of (34) items distributed on (4) fields are: preparation of seedling; service the seedling in plastic household; process of choice and pick up the seedling, and planting the seedling in the arboretum land.

Content validity and extreme comparison have been used to test validity; reliability coefficient has been tested using Kuder Ritchardson (0.88); also the items discrimination and difficulty coefficient have been found.

The research society consist of all tomato cultivation(92) cultivators; data were analyzed using: Mean; Kruskal Wallis; Mann Whitney test.

Results show that ( 44.565 % ) of cultivators have a medium knowledge; a higher knowledge level in preparation of seedling field.

The result shows that there aren't significant variances in knowledge level according to educational level; Land ownership; sources of information.

And there are significant differiences according to cultivated area of tomato; experience years of tomato farming; type of farming career.

There are several recommendations and suggestions.