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Examining Sources of Farmers’ Knowledge as a Premise Behind Realization of the Smart Village Conception. A Case Study of Opole Region

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The aim of the study is to point to the need of doing research on the system of agricultural knowledge and information as a premise behind realization of the conception of smart village in the territorial framework. Accepting the assumption that intelligent agriculture lies at the foundation of transformation of rural areas, the author indicates the role of the system of agricultural knowledge and information in the process of modernization of agricultural holdings. In the article, questionnaire-based survey research was used in relation to the sustainable development of agriculture in Opole Region. In order to assess the level of adaptation of agricultural holdings to economy based on knowledge, the author used the method of mapping the sources of knowledge and information related to farming. On its basis it was concluded that the examined farmers make use of a variety of sources to acquire knowledge and information, among them being traditional ones, agricultural counseling and Internet-based platforms. It is TV that still remains the main source of information concerning the domestic agricultural policy, whereas counselors provide knowledge on managing environment and requirements and standards connected with agricultural production in the EU. Internet platforms are winning farmers’ greater and greater trust in all areas of knowledge and information which are indispensable for management of an agricultural holding today.