Effectiveness of Agricultural Advisory Services Given to Wheat Farmers through Wheat Farm Monitor Specialists in West Azerbaijan Province

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Ecophysiology

S. Rasouli azar ¹ (Staff Member of Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Farm management, Islamic Azad University- Mahabad Branch. Mahabad, Iran)
S. Feli ² (Ph.D Student of Agriculture Extension and Education, and Member of Young Researchers Club, Garmsar Branch, Gramsar, Iran)
Gh. Pezeshki-Rad ³ (Associate Prof. Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2009-08-26 Accepted : 2010-10-08 Published : 2010-08-23

Keywords: effectiveness, Advisory services, West Azerbaijan, Wheat plan, Monitor specialist,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of agricultural advisory services given to wheat farmers through "monitor specialists" of wheat based on farmer's knowledge، skills and attitude toward service given by the specialists to the farmers. The research instrument was structural questionnaire with close-ended questions، where their validity and reliability were confirmed. The target population of this study consisted of all wheat farmers who participated in wheat plan in West Azerbaijan province (N=6293). According to Krejcie and Morgan research's table، a number of 362 people were selected by using statistical sampling in a stratified and cluster randomization methods. Finally 326 questionnaires were filled out and analyzed (n=326). The results of correlation tests and multivariate regression showed that delivered agricultural advisory services delivered to wheat farmers of West Azerbaijan province through wheat monitor specialists to wheat the farmers were effective.