OBSTACLES THAT LIMIT TEACHING AND APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN

The study was conducted in 2006. The purpose was to describe obstacles that limit teaching and applications of remote sensing for precision agriculture in Balochistan, Pakistan. Remote sensing is a significant decision making tool in research. Factors such as audience, teaching material, location and government funding were analyzed as obstacles in teaching of remote sensing. In addition, education level, facilities, major area of applications and government funding were analyzed as obstacles in applications of remote sensing. A simple random sample of 280 subjects was selected from the population of 1,028 agricultural officers for this study based on the table provided by Krejcie and Morgan (1970). Many of the respondents thought that audience, government funding, and education level were main obstacles for teaching and applications of remote sensing in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Frequencies and percentages were used to interpret the results of the study.