Knowledge needs of agricultural employees in the Nineveh Agriculture Directorate in the field of producing green fodder grown from barley seeds

The research was aimed at identify the knowledge needs of agricultural employees in the directorate of agriculture of Nineveh in the field of production of green feed grown from barley seeds in general and arrange its items according to importance and find a relationship between the knowledge needs of agricultural employees and some independent variables. Include all those who work in the Nineveh Agriculture Directorate and their number (416) agricultural employees and was selected a random sample of the proportional class of these employees by (25%) and thus the research sample (104) respondents (this percentage was taken from the departments and divisions of the directorate by (30%) of each department and division in the directorate), Research data was collected using a questionnaire, and validity and reliability were determined. The results showed that (72.11%) of agricultural workers had a great need for green fodder. There was a significant correlation between the dependent variable and the variables (age - educational attainment - number of years of agricultural job service). The other study variables did not appear significant with the dependent study variable. The most important conclusions were that workers need to be provided with information in the field of producing green fodder. and that one of the most important recommendations and proposals of the researcher is to prepare training courses for agricultural employees and work to raise and enhance the level of knowledge of agricultural employees in the field of production of green feed grown from seeds barley through cooperation with the college of agriculture and forestry And coordination with the concerned authorities in activating the agricultural development process and its economic returns.