بعض العوامل المرتبطة باتجاهات زراع الحنطة في محافظة نينوى نحو الزراعة بذون حراثة

Abstract EN

The objectives of this research were: studying of some factors related with attitudes of wheat farmers in the province of Nineveh, determining the general levels of respondents attitudes towards the zero tillage farming, Then to appoint the differences between attitudes according to personal and productivity characteristics of the farmers: age, full time of agricultural work, type of ownership, agricultural area, participation in extension agricultural activities, desire for renewal.

The population of the study Included all farmers applying the technique of zero tillage and their numbers are 36 farmers, A random sample of 42 farmer who are not applying this technique where taken from the same area.

Data was collected by questionnaire included two parts, the first contain the personal and productivity activities characteristics of the farmers the second part included a scale consisting 24 items to measure farmers' attitudes toward zero-tillage farming.

The data were analyzed by using several statistical methods: percentages, the weighted mean, T-test, Kurskal-Wallis test.

The results showed that about 90 % attitudes of respondents with neutral tend to positive, The results also showed that there are differences between the attitudes of respondents towards zero tillage (no till) with factors: ownership type and desire for renewal, while there are no differences with the factors: age, full time of agricultural work, agricultural area, participation in extension agricultural.

Result showed that there were significant differences between farmers who are applying this technique and who are not applying it.