PROBLEMS FACING SMALL FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURS INSOMEVELLAGES OF DIYALA GOVERNORATE

Abstract

Small enterprises represent one of the economic sectors that many countries in the world are interested in. The study was conducted in five villages in Diyala Governorate, and field information was taken on the information through a random sample of 120 respondents from the 2400 research community .The results of the research showed that there were 13 problems were repeat the answer 3 which had a great influence on farmers with small agricultural enterprises. The average response to these problems ranged from 2.51 to the problems of the security situation and 2.02 to the problem of using old methods of production. These findings also confirmed that 4 problems have a moderate impact on stallholder farming enterprises The average response to these problems ranged from 1.97 to the problem of the high wages of hired labor and 1.87 to the problem of lack of legal cover for small enterprises. While there were 3 low - impact problems, their impact is weak and related 1 the average response to these problems ranged 1.77 the problem of the lack of awareness of the establishment of small-scale agriculture. The results show there is a significant correlation between the farmer`s opinions and both educational level and age.