Effective factors in assessing the educational needs of tomato growers in using the drip irrigation system Study area: Dayer Township, Bushehr province

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1 Assis tant professor of agricultural extension and education department of Ramin Khuzestan University of Natural Resources and Agriculture

2 Expert of the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Bushehr Province

3 Mas ter's degree graduate of Ramin Khuzestan University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

10.22092/jaear.2023.360273.1912

Abstract

This research was conducted with the aim of measuring the educational needs of tomato farmers in Deir city using the Borich needs assessment model and comparing it with the views of experts in the agricultural sector in the cropping year using a two-by-tow quadrant analysis table and using a consensus model. The statistical population of the research was two groups of working tomato farmers (N=3500) and experts of the relevant centers (N=25). The size of the sample was determined based on the table of Karjesi and Morgan to the number of 346 tomato growers and they were selected according to the size of the class(N=3500). The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, the validity of which was examined and confirmed based on the opinion of the thesis committee and a number of experts of the agricultural jahad of Bushehr province. 0.74 to 0.84 was obtained. The results showed that out of the nine identified needs, the ability to use water softeners and maintain them, the ability to fix the clogging of drippers, and the ability to service and maintain the drip irrigation system were the first three priority needs. It is necessary for the Jihad Agricultural Organization to provide effective communication between the companies implementing the project and the farmers, providing consulting services and training classes to provide services according to the needs identified in the research.

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