Risk Management and Its Connection to Technical Innovation Adoption Decisions Among Field Crop Farmers in Rainfed Regions: A Case Research of Nineveh Governorate

• Rayan Rayadh Kadhum1*, Mohammed Talal Ahmed 2*Ahmed Salem Taha 3*

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The research addressed measuring the levels of adoption of technological innovations among field crop farmers in rainfed agriculture areas and assessing their methods of managing agriculture risks in addition to determining the correlation between adoption levels and personality variables (age, agriculture experience, land area, ability to innovate) , while identifying the main obstacles that hinder the adoption.

The research sample included all field crop farmers in the research  area a sample random sample was selected to accurately represent the population and the research  objectives , a three-part questionnaire was designed: the first part addressed personal characteristics the second part measured the level of innovation adoption and the third part focused on perceptions of risk management and existing constraints , data were collected through personal interviews and SPSS software was used for statistical analysis to describe data.     

The results showed that the highest category of farmers were in the medium category in adopting technological innovations this indicates a delicate balance between the desire to increase production and the need to mitigate climate-related risks, the results showed a strong positive correlation between adoption level agricultural experience land size and degree of innovation suggesting that financial stability and accumulated knowledge enhance farmers ability to manage risk and integrate technology within existing constraints, climate risks and rainfall fluctuation also ranked first a barrier to adoption followed by high financial.

The research recommended the need to establish specialized guidance programs that focus on how to manage risks in order to reduce the knowledge for farmers in addition to providing them with sufficient support to transition from traditional rain-fed agriculture.

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