The role of workers in the agricultural sector in protecting natural resources towards sustainable development

Morgan Martins Salamin

Environmental Biotechnology Department, Biotechnology and Environmental Center, University of Fallujah, Iraq.

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https://orcid.org/0000-0005-1784-0722

Accepted 17 February, 2022.

The natural resources are the elements created by God Almighty, on this planet to facilitate human life, such as vegetation, water, oil, and its derivatives. This study aims to achieve the obstacles to the extension work and maintain the conservation of natural resources also to know the impact of personal characteristics on the conservation of natural resources. The study includes the collection of data using a questionnaire form that will be distributed to agricultural extension workers in the Anbar and Baghdad provinces, both from the agricultural departments and the agricultural division. Data were obtained from 130 extension personnel. The results of the study indicate that the age, gender, experience, education level, specialization, work location, training, sources of agricultural information, knowledge, and skill in animal husbandry of the respondents its effects on the management of the natural sources and weak linkage between extension universities and research also weak management of the agricultural sector. In addition, a significant relationship between the conservation of natural resources and knowledge and skills in animal husbandry, soil, plant technical, and personal characteristics at level 0.05 and sources of agricultural information at level 0.01. Should be focused on the management of natural resources.

KEYWORDS: Agricultural Sector, Climate change, Water, Sustainable Development, Conservation, Natural Resources.