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Structure of farmers education and knowledge about importance of melioration interventions

The questionnaire survey about education, years of age and willingness to invest in constant and the stabile yield through melioration interventions of Slavonian farmers was carried out in year 2016/2017. in the County of Brod-Posavina. Sample of questionnaire consisted a total of 255 respondents from this Slavonian county. The aim of the paper was to provide a kind of link between education, years of age, melioration systems and possible yield increase through twenty-four questions. The questionnaire found that the majority of respondents have a high school education, agriculture is not their primary activity, and their age is generally from 45 to 60 years of age. According to the conducted questionnaire, 65% of agricultural producers have a problem of lack of water during the vegetation period. Farmers awareness of the importance of melioration interventions does exists, but 77% of them are not ready to invest in irrigation or drainage.

agriculture, melioration, education, investment

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