Agricultural extension role in clonal apple growing: A case study of Çumra district in Konya province

Klonal apple growing is one of the main agricultural activity for farmers in Çumra, Konya. A survey was conducted in Çumra province with 42 growers to find out their agricultural information sources. Findings related to socio-economic characteristics showed that %51,23 of the respondents were younger than 50 years of age. In this research area, growers spents an average 5,98 hours of total working day in clonal apple growing. İt was also found that their educational level is high and 55% of them are buying boks and CD?s about apple growing. Clonal apple growers prefer agricultural engineers/technicians as a main information source with 40,85% and radio-TV with 17,99%.