Problems of date production in Hilla District / Babylon province

Abstract

The research aims to identify the most important production problems of dates facing date palm growers in Hilla District / Babylon province . The production problems of dates facing palm farmers have been limited.Then he dealt with the analytical method used in the analysis of statistical data and statistical methods in analyzing the opinions of farmers that were collected through the use of a questionnaire form that included questions about the opinions of farmers about the most important problems they face with the order of problems. The results showed that the most influential production problems are the problems of palm varieties, where it ranked first with a weighted average of (3.597), and the problems related to the agricultural extension role came last with a weighted average of (2.834).Based on the results of analyzing the most important production problems of dates, it is necessary to emphasize the importance of dates as a staple food and a strategic source of food security, and to provide fertilizers, pesticides, and improved varieties, especially commercial ones and the government's interest in combating palm pests and insects that infect the governorate's orchards, and conducting air campaigns in all areas of the governorate on an ongoing basis and work on the introduction of mechanization in the palm service operations, and the emphasis on centers for receiving dates in the production areas, and activating the role of agricultural extension in the field of palm groves to become more effective.