Use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information by vegetable farmers in AL-Qassim district /Babylon province, Iraqi

Abstract

Vegetable farmers continually needs to get information about production practices. Mobile phone improving small farmers’ access to information, inputs, market, finance, and training. The study was conducted in Al-Qassim district, Babylon Province, Iraq; to determine the usage of mobile phones among vegetable farmers. About half of the vegetable growers had a medium usage level of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information. Most of responded used their mobile for making and receiving calls. And make use of mobile phone weekly. There is a need to  develop   an agricultural mobile application in the Iraqi telecommunication sector to empower farmers access to agricultural information.