العلاقة بين الوحدات الإرشادية الزراعية و الداعمة و مراكز البحث العلمي في محافظتي اللاذقية و طرطوس (سورية)‎

Abstract EN

The study aimed at identifying the extent of communication between Agricultural and supporting extension units and research centers in Lattakia and Tartus governorates (Syria), as communication with research centers is the most important task of supporting extension units.

Also the study aimed at identifying the most important source of agricultural information to the specialists and extensionists.

The study included all the agricultural experts in supporting units in Lattakia and Tartus governorates، (57 experts) and 7% of the extensionests were selected randomly from 25% of the extension units in the studied area (342 extensionists).

Results of the research showed that 52.6 % of specialists are supporting extension units sometimes by communicating with research centers، while 73.1% of extensionists in agricultural extension units never communicate with research centers.

Nearly all (96.5%) of extension specialists experts in extension supporting units said that training was the main source of their agricultural information.

The study showed significant relationship between the support given by the extension supporting units and the number of activities in research centers