The Level of Knowledge of Agricultural Extension Workers About the Importance of Using Social Media in Agricultural Extension Work in Agriculture in Baghdad Governorate
Hakeem S AI-Rekibe
Department of field crops, College of Agriculture, Wasit University, Iraq
Majeed Hadi Saleh Al-Hamdany
Tikrit University/ College of Agriculture/ Department of Economics and Agricultural Extension, Iraq.
Sadam Abbas Haskah
Department of English and Islamic Studies, Imam Aladham University, Iraq
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Vol: 15, Issue: 2, 2025
Receiving Date:
2025-03-19
Acceptance Date:
2025-05-26
Publication Date:
2025-06-04
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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrst.v15i02.004
Abstract
The research targeted the level of knowledge of agricultural extension workers about the importance of using social media in agricultural extension work in the agriculture of Baghdad Governorate, and identifying the obstacles to using social media in agricultural extension work from their point of view. This research was conducted on 97 individuals working in the extension agency in Baghdad Governorate, representing 50% of the 214 employees. A preliminary test was conducted on a sample of 20 workers in the Department of Agriculture from within the research community and outside the sample. The reliability of the questionnaire was measured using Faconbach's law, which was found to have a value of 0.95. Data was collected during December 2024 using a questionnaire prepared for this purpose. The descriptive approach was also relied upon in presenting the research results, and the most important results were as follows:
Keywords:
knowledge; agricultural extension; use of social media; Baghdad Governorate
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