Bassim H. Kshash
Agriculture College – Al-Qasim Green university, Iraq.
Title: Training Needs Of Okra Growers
Biography
Biography: Bassim H. Kshash
Abstract
Any increase in okra production depends on effective use and application of improved cultivation practices which requires some changes in knowledge and skills of okra grower’s that can reached by training .The study was conduct in Al-Taleiaa district, Babylon Province, Iraq to identify training needs of okra growers. One hundred and fifty-two farmers were randomly selected .A list of 8 major aspects of okra cultivation was prepared whiten 52 sub-aspects. Scores measured on five-point scale. The primary data were collect using a pre-tested structured interview schedule by conducting personal interview. Findings revealed that (40%) of the okra growers had high level of training needs. Weed management, disease and pests control, seed and planting were the top most aspects need training , harvesting and marketing the least aspect. The most sub-aspects needed for training were name and quantity of chemical to control different disease, recommended quantity of weedicide , suitable time for weed control ,name and quantity of insecticide to control insect- pest . Age, area cultivated with okra and years of experience in okra cultivation had positive and significant association with okra growers training needs.