The Level Of Knowledge Of Farmers In Kirkuk Governorate On The Use And Maintenance Of Solar Energy Systems In Agriculture

Abstract

The research aims to identify the level of knowledge of farmers in Kirkuk Governorate about the use and maintenance of solar energy systems used in agriculture, as well as to identify their personal and socio-economic characteristics and their relationship with their level of knowledge about the use and maintenance of solar energy systems. The researchers used the descriptive method to achieve the research objectives, the research included all farmers who own solar energy systems for agricultural purposes in Hawija district in Kirkuk governorate, the number of farmers (514) according to the records of the owners of solar energy systems supply offices in the region, a simple random sample of them was selected by (10%), thus the number of farmers in the research sample became (52) farmers, a test consisting of 20 questions in multiple choice format was prepared to measure the level of knowledge of farmers about the use and maintenance of solar energy systems for agricultural purposes, as well as knowing their distinctive characteristics, data was collected and analyzed using a number of tools. The results showed that (71.2%) of the farmers had a high level of knowledge about the use and maintenance of solar energy systems in agriculture, the average farmers age was (44.32) years, (75%) of them are married and the average number of family members is more than (6) members, (61. It was also found that the average size of the land they own is (70.84) dunums IQ, and although the average number of years of their work in agriculture reached (21.04) years, the duration of their ownership of solar energy systems did not exceed two years, and (29.79) of them have more than two solar energy systems. The results also showed that there is no significant correlation between the level of farmers' knowledge of the use and maintenance of solar energy systems and the studied variables.