Document Type : Research Paper
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The research objected at identifying the level of farmer's attitude about technology of new varieties of corn cultivation, identifying the principle com- ponent of technology of farmers attitude in domination'' input, processing, output''. Also the principle component of farmers independent variables.
Al-Hawija distract has been chosen as research region, random sample selected basic (10%), which consisted (50) respondent from all farmers (500). A questionnaire used as a tool of data collect the first part included independent variables and the second included (22) items as a scale for farmers attitude measurement with three level of answers. Reliability of the scale measured following Cronbach's-Alpha method reached (0.772). Data collected from respondent and analyzed using SPSS Program, and account reliability of scale from (20) farmers from research population.
The result showed that the level of farmers attitude were moderate in all the dominations, inputs domination gets the first rang in the dominations arrangement for its importance in farmers attitude, also, all dominations format different importance in the farmers' attitude for cultivation of new varieties of corn, more ever, the important independent variables in farmers' attitude were their attitude around corn cultivation and cultivated area.
The research recommended to support the corn farmers with input of corn cultivation process items , specially improving the new verities have high level of production, which considered one of the most important of production process, beside that support the other essential form crop cultivation system. Also, consider the importance of changing of farmers attitude of high production and environmental conditions and pest resistant verities cultivation and expand the cultivation areas.
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