EVALUATION OF EXTENSION FIELD DAY IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSESIN SOME OF THE IRAQI MIDDLE GOVERNORATES

Abstract

The research aimed to evaluate the process of extension field day implementation conducted by the State Board of Agricultuml Extension and Cooperation in some of the Iraqi middle governorate , through discovery of the weak points and diagnosing the strength points in each process to reach judgment and giving recommendations which can serve the decision makers .
Arandom sample of extension field days from wasit and Babel governorates was chosen . The population of the study consisted of (119) farmers , (10) administrators , (11) subject matter specialists , and (10) extension workers . To collect the data a questionnaire covered (40) items was used . The study concluded a weakness of implementation of some parts of field day . About two- third (66%) of investigated categories (administrators , specialists , extensionists , and farmers) showed that the availability of materials ( improved seeds , fertilizers , herbicide , and machines , etc…) was weak and the profitability of adoption of these technologies was low . There was also unavailability of implementation materials like the full backage that facilitate the use of improved agricultural technologies . This is due to the lack of enough number of extensionists and specialists on the implementation levels of farms and extension units. The results also indicated that the most education tools that used in the field day were theoretical ones rather than practical .
It is recommended the importance of availability of materials and equipments such as improved seeds , fettilizers , herbicides , and machines at the appropriate time as well as availability of technical materials like extension packages which are necessary for adoption process of new technologies by subjected farmers