SATISFACTION OF CORN FARMERS WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEM IN BABYLON GOVERNORATE

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the extent of satisfaction of corn farmers on the performance of the agricultural innovation system in the Governorate of Babylon and in each of its fields, and to achieve the objectives of the research, a questionnaire was prepared in the light of literature and previous studies related to the subject and the opinions of specialized experts and their approval of them, consisting of (19) items distributed over (4) fields, , and the research population included all corn farmers numbering (13065) farmers registered within the agricultural divisions of the Directorate of Agriculture of Babylon and the number (15) agricultural division, and a random sample was selected stratified proportional from farmers by (2%) and by (155) farmers distributed over (50%) of the agricultural divisions, has been collected Data using the questionnaire and the personal interview method, The results of the research showed that the general arithmetic average of the level of satisfaction of corn farmers with the performance of the agricultural innovation system amounted to (2.3) degrees, and a standard deviation of (0.53) degrees, and a relative weight of (14.29%) degree, and that the highest percentage (91.61%) of the respondents is within the level of satisfied with a means degree to dissatisfied, and the results also showed that the mean of the fields of satisfaction of corn farmers with the performance of the agricultural innovation system, which numbered (7) fields ranged between (1.30 – 2.69) degrees, and standard deviations It ranged between (0.27 – 0.61) degrees, and relative weights ranged between (9.73% – 20.13%) degrees. Accordingly, the researcher recommends the need for the agricultural innovation system in the Governorate of Babylon to adopt the results of the research with regard to the fields and items that formed a case of dissatisfaction and little satisfaction with the performance of the agricultural innovation system and try to address them.