Official Staff Cognition of Sustainable Agriculture Concept in Salahaddin

Ahmed Ghaiadhib Al, Ali; Jboury,; Ahmed Khalif Al, Muhanad; Jboury,

	Official Staff Cognition of Sustainable Agriculture Concept in Salahaddin
Journal of Tikrit University For Agriculture Sciences
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-97
Authors
Ali Ahmed Ghaiadhib Al; ; Muhanad Ahmed Khalif Al;
Abstract
This research aims basically some personal and functional characteristics then determining the degree of cognition of the official agricultural employees of sustainable agriculture in every item of sustainable agriculture. Finally finding the impact of all the studied independent changings at The level of cognition of official agricultural employees of the concept of sustainable agriculture. The research included all the official agricultural employees in Salahaddin directory of Agriculture and its sub departments with a number of (172) employees. After excluding the pre - test sample numbering (30) employees the research included (142) employees who were taken all. Data concerning the research were obtained by a questionnaire form of two parts; the first was about personal and functional Charac, the second included a measure, specially prepared, for the level of cognition of the official agricultural employees of the concept of sustainable agriculture. The leading item in the order of items concerning sustainable agriculture in general is: “sustainable agriculture leads to Preserving and keeping safe the environment”. The leading item in the order of items concerning the field of sustainable agriculture in general is: “sustainable agriculture leads to Preserving and keeping safe the environment”. And the first item in the order of items concerning the field of sustainable development are “maim goals of sustainable development are environmental health, Economic profitability and social justice”, and item of (one of the necessities of sustainable development is making wind shields to protect crops from high winds). On studying the relationship between the official agricultural Staff level of cognition of the concept of sustainable agriculture and the group of independent studied factors it appeared that the following variations have a Significant impact and they managed to inter the Multiple regression stages equation: trend towards sustainable agriculture, readiness for change and participating in programs concerning sustainable agriculture. In the light of what the research reached as conclusions, it gives a set of recommendation: for the relative lowness of Staff cognition of sustainable agriculture with impact on agricultural environment there is a great need for holding training courses for the official agricultural Staff aiming at concepts of sustainable agriculture and hurrying the conventional style of applicable researches in the College of Agriculture, coordination between the College of Agriculture and the Salahaddin directory of Agriculture. To publish a leaflet or a magazine under the name of sustainable agriculture and laying Rules and Regulations limiting the spread of chemicals.
Keywords
cognition; Sustainable

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