The Training needs of beekeepers in the fields of feeding and pollen supplements in Rashidiya area / Baghdad governorate

Abstract

The current research aims at identifying the training needs of beekeepers in the fields of ​​feeding and pollen supplements in Rashidiya area / Baghdad governorate. Research community consisted of 45 beekeepers at the period of data collection. Research results showed that the training needs of beekeepers fall within the low level, and that more than two-thirds of the beekeepers (45.36%) fall within the level of need that requires urgent and necessary training, and that there was a variation in the following training fields: quantity of feeding and timing of feeding (48.9%); they almost formed half of the beekeepers’ training needs, as well as the other fields: feeding methods, feeding sign and feeding goals which formed (46.7%, 44.5%, 38.1%) respectively, with converging proportions regarding the level of necessary needs in the near term to provide guidance services to them. Research results showed a significant positive correlation relationship between the training needs and the following independent factors (educational level, extension activities and productivity), as well as a significant negative correlation relationship between training needs and the following independent factors (age and number of beehives). A questionnaire tool was used to collect data from the research society. Percentage, arithmetic average, weighted average, simple correlation coefficient and t test to analyze the data were used.

The research included a number of recommendations that aimed at enhancing the training performance of beekeepers, which would be reflected positively on improving the productivity and production of farm system in the research area.