Knowledge level of tomato farmers onpostharvest techniques in Halabja governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq

Joint Authors

al-Dasuqi, Abid Ali Hasan
Hasan, Kazhan Jamal

Source

مجلة جامعة دهوك

Publisher

University of Duhok

Publication Date

2016-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Agriculture

English Abstract

The main objective of the study is determining the knowledge level of Tomato farmers on post-harvest techniques in Halabja governorate.

Samples of 120 tomato farmers were selected randomly representing 24% of the study population.

The research data were collected using a questionnaire specially prepared to determine the knowledge level of the targeted farmers.

The results revealed that a majority of the respondents (57.5%) had medium knowledge level about post-harvest techniques.

Significant relationship founded between knowledge level of tomato farmers and (age, level of education, Land tenure, years of working in Agriculture, years of cultivating tomato crop) while no significant relationship founded between respondents knowledge level and following variables (Farm size, social participation, Attitudes toward agriculture extension, urban contact, sources of information and training).

The 5 greatest factors affecting tomato farmers abilities in marketing their production are (The large number of wounded and infected fruit, the lack of a suitable place for grading, Lack of refrigerated storehouses for storing the crop in nearby locations of tomato fields.

Abuse cutting method have its bad effect on marketable, Lack of knowledge and skills on how to conduct proper storage process

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-797294

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