International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Majeed Hadi Saleh Al-Hamdany, Hakeem S Abd AL Rekibe and Sadam Abbas Haskah

abstract
The research aimed to identify the level of tomato growers’ knowledge of the technical recommendations related to the production and marketing of the tomato crop in Baghdad Governorate/Abu Ghraib District, through the areas of research, as well as identifying the most important problems facing tomato growers. This research was conducted in the Baghdad Governorate/Abu Ghraib District. As it is one of the important districts that is famous for growing the tomato crop, which includes (568) farmers, a sample of 25% of the farmers was chosen, thus the number of farmers studied became 137 farmers, the questionnaire was used as a tool to conduct the research, which consisted of 34 items covering the technical practices related to tomato cultivation. The questionnaire tool was presented to several experts to determine the validity and reliability of the form to achieve the objectives of the research. The Cronbach's alpha equation was used, which had a value of 0.96, and 20 respondents were tested to measure Reliability from outside the sample within the community, and then the data of the respondents was analyzed using the SPSS program and some statistical methods such as frequencies, percentages, and the range law in April 2024.