Evaluation of the Diffusion Results of the Azolla Fodder Crop in Nineveh Governorate

This research aimed to assess the evaluation of the diffusion results of the Azolla fodder crop in Nineveh Governate as well as the arrangement of the fields concerned with such evaluation: diffusion range capacity, agricultural land area (possession), economic return, sustainability, productivity (yield), cultivated fodder crops, and farmers’ satisfaction. It also aimed to identify the order degree of the evaluation's field items and the differences in the evaluation based on certain variables: level of education, importance of agricultural activity, type of workers on the farm, years practicing the agricultural work, and source of irrigation water. To achieve these aims, a validated area questionnaire was prepared and many books, publications and interviews with specialists were read. The research community consisted of 100% (70) of the Azolla farmers in Nineveh Governorate. The most significant results in the diffusion of the Azolla fodder crop to Azolla farmers were medium to large. The most significant conclusions were that all the research variables play a strong role in the assessment of the diffusion of the Azolla fodder crop to Azolla farmers in the Nineveh Governate.