Hameed, K., Sirwan, K. (2019). Effects of Training on Beekeepers Performance. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 10(11), 589-593. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2019.69621
Khansa Hameed; Kawan Sirwan. "Effects of Training on Beekeepers Performance". Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 10, 11, 2019, 589-593. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2019.69621
Hameed, K., Sirwan, K. (2019). 'Effects of Training on Beekeepers Performance', Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 10(11), pp. 589-593. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2019.69621
Hameed, K., Sirwan, K. Effects of Training on Beekeepers Performance. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 2019; 10(11): 589-593. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2019.69621
Agribusiness and Rural Development ARD Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan region, Iraq
Abstract
Training is the crucial method of developing the beekeepers towards enhancing their performance. This research paper investigates the impact of training on Sulaimani beekeepers performance in their beekeeping practice. In order to better understand the study aim, three objectives have been developed and these focused especially on, identifying the training programs’ existing in the Bee Department, Directorate-General for Agriculture in sulaimani, what methods are used and do these methods meet the training objectives, and finally investigate the impacts of training on beekeepers performance. For this research, a random sampling method has been used to select beekeepers. A quantitative research approach of the data collection was adopted. Data for the research were collected using Likert’s scale tool from questionnaires surveys through the primary source distributed 23 questions to 85 beekeepers. Based on this sample the results obtained indicate that training has positively effect on the beekeepers performance. It is recommended the introduction further training programs for beekeepers that are more appropriate to the skills needed at work.