AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS’ KNOWLEDGE AT NAJAF MUNICIPALITY ON CITIES AFFORESTATION CRITERIA AND RULES

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Published: 2022-09-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.65814/ijar.2022.26.1.158

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Salam Abdul Rahim Tawij
Ali Jabber Al-Abouday
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Hussein Hussein Akhder Al-Taie

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This research aimed to identify agricultural engineers' knowledge at Najaf Municipality on cities' afforestation criteria and rules.42 agricultural engineers working at Najaf Municipality were included in the study. A questionnaire form consisting of two parts administered using the face-to-face interview method to collect data from the respondents during April 2022. The questionnaire consists of 80 test paragraphs divided into two fields: 1. Knowledge of cities' afforestation criteria was measured by 48 paragraphs distributed into 5 aspects. 2. Knowledge of cities' afforestation rules was measured by 32 paragraphs distributed into 4 aspects. The Data analyzed by means, frequencies, percentage, range, and standard deviation. The results showed that (71 percent) of the respondents had medium-low knowledge of cities afforestation criteria and rules, while (24 percent) of the respondents had high knowledge. The study revealed Najaf Governorate Administration has need to work on for developing the capacity building of agricultural engineers on cities' afforestation criteria and rules through training courses.
Keywords: Agricultural Engineers' knowledge, Cities' afforestation criteria, Cities' afforestation rules

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2022): Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Research

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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS’ KNOWLEDGE AT NAJAF MUNICIPALITY ON CITIES AFFORESTATION CRITERIA AND RULES. (2022). Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Research, 26(1), 158 to 174. https://doi.org/10.65814/ijar.2022.26.1.158

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