The Level of Knowledge of Agricultural Extension Workers About the Importance of Using Social Media in Agricultural Extension Work in Agriculture in Baghdad Governorate

The research targeted the level of knowledge of agricultural extension workers about the importance of using social media in agricultural extension work in the agriculture of Baghdad Governorate, and identifying the obstacles to using social media in agricultural extension work from their point of view. This research was conducted on 97 individuals working in the extension agency in Baghdad Governorate, representing 50% of the 214 employees. A preliminary test was conducted on a sample of 20 workers in the Department of Agriculture from within the research community and outside the sample. The reliability of the questionnaire was measured using Faconbach's law, which was found to have a value of 0.95. Data was collected during December 2024 using a questionnaire prepared for this purpose. The descriptive approach was also relied upon in presenting the research results, and the most important results were as follows: Nearly half of the respondents (50.52%) were in the intermediate level category according to their agreement on the importance of using social media in extension work. The most important obstacle to using social media in agricultural extension work is the lack of a special department for electronic Agricultural extension in the Ministry of Agriculture. The researcher recommends paying attention to the use of social media in extension work, which is the basis for its success and achieving its desired goals, and studying the obstacles, with the need for all organizations to come together to work to overcome them.