Suzan Moualla (1) *and Ghassan Yaqoub (1)
(1) . Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Eng. Suzan Moualla. E- Mail: suzymualla@gmail.com).
Received: 3/01/2021 Accepted: 13/06/2021
Abstract
The research was carried out in the Sheikh Badr district in Tartous governorate for the 2019 agricultural season due the importance of cultivating the tobacco crop in this region, A cluster random sample was taken and the sample size was calculated according to Morgan. A special search questionnaire was designed and its data collected from 355 views. The study aimed to study the reality of tobacco cultivation in Syria in general and the relative importance of its cultivation in Tartous governorate in particular in addition to identifying the most prominent training needs of farmers and production constraints it also aimed to study the most important financial indicators of tobacco cultivation. the study found that the most important training needs for farmers are methods of identifying and controlling diseases that affect the crop, Also, the majority of farmers suffer from the lack of effective pesticides, their high prices, and the lack of seeds in a timely manner. The total production costs per dunum were about (175595) SP, the net farm income per dunum was about (73730) SP and the profit was about (58405) SP .the study recommended expansion by supporting the cultivation of the tobacco crop, conducting and encouraging research in the field of plant protection, in addition to improving extension activities and enhancing the role of the agricultural guide
Keywords: tobacco, production costs, net farm income, profit.
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