ATTITUDES OF WHEAT CROP GROWERS TOWARDS THE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN BAIJI DISTRICT / SALAH AL-DIN GOVERNORATE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME VARIABLES

The objective of the research is to identify the trends of wheat crop growers in Biji/Salahuddin governorate towards the use of modern techniques in the cultivation and servicing of the spelt crop, and thus to create a correlation between the direction of spelt crop growers and certain personal factors of the farmer, including research (106) Researchers represent (10%) of the total number of farmers established in the farming people (Biji, McHull, Pilgrims and Chinese) within the Biji district of Salahuddin governorate. A two-part questionnaire form was prepared, the first of which included some variables specific to farmers. (Age, Land Ownership, Cultivated Area, Sources of Information) 28 A paragraph reflecting farmers' tendency towards the use of modern techniques, the data was obtained in a personal interview manner, and after the data was discharged and classified, it was statistically processed using a number of statistical means, including: range, favourable ratio, Pearson and Spearman law. The tendency is defined as the sentimental situation behind a person's conduct in relation to a particular topic where he or she rejects or accepts the subject and the degree of acceptance or rejection (Weiner etal, 2003:261). The trend is defined as a state of nervous and psychological preparedness or preparedness that is organized through a person's experience and has a guiding or dynamic effect on an individual's response to all the subjects and situations that trigger this response (o, keef.2002: 6). The results showed that more than half of the researchers had a neutral or negative tendency towards the use of modern techniques in crop cultivation. The results also showed that the tendency of wheat crop growers in Peggy District was neutral for most areas of crop service using modern techniques. The researcher recommends the development of training programs for the purpose of increasing the skills of wheat crop growers in the use of modern techniques in crop cultivation in order to crystallize their trend towards the use of such techniques and the implementation of illustrative fields and field day in the cultivation of wheat crop in order to convince older farmers of the importance of using modern technologies in the field of crop cultivation and service