Reluctance of Rural Women to Participate in Extension Activities in the Villages of Al-Qubba and Al-Sharikhan

The study aimed to identify the reasons for rural women's reluctance to participate in extension activities, as agricultural extension acts as a link between scientific research centers and farmers, as it communicates the latest scientific research and its scientific recommendations to farmers, in order to increase their production efficiency, raise the standard of living, achieve agricultural development, and support local agriculture Providing agricultural extension employees in Nineveh Governorate with scientific steps that help them enhance the participation of rural women in participating in activities, as they represent half of the rural community and participate in most agricultural work, whether at home or in the field, and economic, human and agricultural development Hence, the importance of participation emerges in that it works to develop awareness among members of the local community to find solutions to the problems they suffer from by involving the largest number of community members in the phenomenon of dissatisfaction with the current situation. The villages of Al-Qubba and Al-Shuraikhan are among the distinguished agricultural villages in Nineveh Governorate.