THE STATE OF EXTENSION PLANNING PROCESS IN BAGHDAD AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORATE

Abstract

The aim of this research was to know the reality of agricultural extension planning process in Baghdad Agric. Directorate, because it is a development office provid services and activities and extension programs to a large number of farmers from various ruler society with the helping of it`s branching offices. The quality of these services fitting with nature importance and development this office and the ability and efficiency of working members in it for more growth to the agriculture process and increase rural life level. The extension agricultural directors which they are responsible of the services actives and extension programs , facing problems in this services which it has not appropriate planning and that led to a negative and not encouraging results. To describe the extension planning fact a parameter include three levels, two scenes and 13 axises put it to describe that fact which contain 115 paragraph or item 345-115 are the maximum and minimum degree rang. The data collected from specimen having 72 persons (54.2%) described the extension planning fact located in a weak category (40-65) degree in triple boundaries parameter having high and low degree 40-114. Results also show 46 persons combine 64% and they describe this fact which is execute located in weak category (75-109) degree in triple boundaries parameter having high and low degree 75-218. The conclusion of the research is the annual extension planning need to be in extension programs forms with using different extension methods with participant all the beneficiaries with the continue of employers training in the extension planning process.