University of Kirkuk Kirkuk University Journal for Agricultural Sciences (KUJAS) 2221-0482 13 3 2022 09 01 THE AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS IN KIRKUK GOVERNORATE TO THE NANO-FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY 1 12 177333 10.58928/ku22.13301 EN Vian Jalal Kirkuk University/ College of Agriculture Khattab Abdullah Mohammed Horticulture department / Agriculture college/kirkuk university 0000-0001-6412-7041 OMAR HASHIM ALMOHAMMEDI Anbar University/ College of Agriculture 0000-0002-2422-7205 Journal Article 2022 07 13 The aim of the research is to identify the awareness of workers in agricultural extension in<br />Kirkuk governorate of Nano-fertilizer technology. As well as to identify the correlation between the<br />awareness of workers in agricultural extension of Nano-fertilizer technology and each of the<br />following variables: (age, gender, training, educational attainment, duration of employment service,<br />and specialization). The research included all the agricultural extension workers in the center of<br />Kirkuk governorate, who numbered 343 employees. Of the questions to identify some of the<br />characteristics of the respondents, while the second part included a triangular Likert scale consisting<br />of (34) items, in front of which the alternatives (perceived, perceptible, unaware) were given and<br />weights were given (3, 2, 1) respectively. The data of the study was collected by personal interview.<br />The data was classified and analyzed using a set of statistical methods using the SPSS program. The<br />results also showed a significant correlation among the awareness of agricultural extension workers<br />of Nano-fertilizer technology and (age, gender, academic achievement, and length of functional<br />service), while the results showed no significant correlation with (training, specialization). The<br />researchers recommended the necessity of holding functional training courses for agricultural<br />extension workers to increase their awareness of modern technologies, including Nano-fertilizer<br />technology, and to involve them in the process of devising and innovating modern technologies in<br />coordination with scientific research centers. https://kujas.uokirkuk.edu.iq/article_177333_affb7e597d03cb789a19cf6a63268e93.pdf