Factors affecting the adaptation of farmers to innovations according to extension workers: The case of Aegean Region

Objective: In this study, the adoption of innovations, which is main performance indicator in extension organizations examined with help data collected from 966 workers Aegean Region. The purpose study was to determine effective factors innovations agricultural extension. Material and Methods: research public, private companies, working farmers' organizations, dealers by using a survey eight provinces interpretation data, descriptive statistics such as percentages, averages, Kruskal Wallis, chi-square, T, reliability tests factor, correlation, logistic regression analyses were employed for interpret data. Results: An worker region averagely serves 1559 farmers. Although one-fourth are women, levels benefiting services women farmers low. rate activities hours (26.4%) rates innovations/suggestions (56%) Extension give 1.5 suggestions/innovations per year region. high fruits vegetables production. Conclusions: age workers, their occupational satisfaction, share hours, number days devoted visits, reached, education levels, attending in-service training, information sources utilize market mechanisms, giving place economic, social, environmental dimensions besides technical increase