DIAGNOSING SOME OF THE REASONS RELATED TO THE LIMITED USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK/IRAQ

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the most important reasons related to the limited use of information and communications technology in agricultural extension work in Iraq. To achieve the research goal, the questionnaire was prepared as a tool for collecting data. It consisted of (56) items distributed over 5 axes: (Organizational and administrative reasons, financing reasons, human reasons, material and programming reasons, technical reasons). The research community included the governorates of Iraq, except for the governorates of the Kurdistan region, which number 15 governorates. A random sample was taken at a rate of 50% and by 8 Governorates (Kirkuk, Baghdad, Anbar, Basra, Dhi Qar, Babel, Karbala, Najaf). A proportional, stratified random sample was taken 33.1% from agricultural extension workers distributed across the aforementioned governorates, numbering 773 respondents. With 256 respondents, The results of the research concluded that the financial and organizational reasons It came in first place in terms of importance with a weighted average of 3.66 degrees, and with a percentage weight of 73.2%, while the technical reasons came in last place in terms of importance, with a weighted average of 3.20 degrees, and with a percentage weight of 64%,The researcher recommends the need for decision makers in charge of extension management to pay attention to the results of current research to address the reasons that have limited the application of information and communications technology in extension work.