Research article

THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF RURAL WOMEN iN SOME AGRICULTURAL DOMAINS IN AMEDIA DISTRICT IN DUHOK GOVERNORATE, KURDISTAN RIGION OF IRAQ

Janan Mohamed* and Abid Ali Hassan

Online First: March 24, 2023


Agricultural sector constitutes an essential pillar of the economy and is one of the important sources of national income in Iraq and Kurdistan Region. Rural women are key agents for development and play a catalytic role towards achievement of sustainable development. The main objective of the study is determining the knowledge level of rural women in some agricultural domains (kitchen garden management, family poultry breeding, Sheep breeding and food manufactories) in Amedia district-Duhok Governorate. A sample of 287 rural women were chosen randomly, which represent 25% the study population. The research data were gathered using a questionnaire designed specifically to assess the knowledge level of rural women in the targeted area. According to the findings, the majority of respondents (78.397%) had medium to low knowledge of some agricultural domains. A significant correlation was discovered between respondents' knowledge levels (Level of education, sources of information and previous training) while no significant correlationfounded between respondents’ knowledge level on some agricultural domainsand following variables (Age, Martial Status, current work, and Satisfaction with village services). In the light of the results of the Study, a number of recommendations were presented; the most important was organizing training programs by agriculture extension and NGOs to increase respondent’s knowledge level in the studied agricultural domains.

Keywords

Knowledge level, Rural women, Agricultural domains.