Farmers’ Knowledge of Fertilizers’ Practices on Their Farms

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Hameed, Talal Saeed
Sawicka, Barbara
Date
2017-11
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Dept. of Mach. Exploit. and Management of Prod. Processes, ULS in Lublin, Poland
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Abstract
This study was carried out in Lublin region to identify farmers’ knowledge in the use of fertilizers. Data for the study were collected by an interview using a questionnaire of selected sample of 122 farmers to measure farmers’ knowledge in the use of fertilizers. The majority (61.47%) of farmers were between 32-43 years, the results showed that there were significant differences between the average knowledge of the use of fertilizers according to the variables in the following categories: age, education level, years of work in agriculture. The results of the work will allow farmers and agricultural advisors to make the right decisions that will be beneficial for sustainable agriculture and the environment.
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agriculture extension    farmers knowledge    fertilizers    management of fertilization
Citation
Hameed T.S., Sawicka B. 2017. Farmers’ Knowledge of Fertilizers’ Practices on Their Farms. [in:] Lorencowicz E. (ed.), Uziak J. (ed.), Huyghebaert B. (ed.). Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture, 9th Int. Scient. Symp. ULS Lublin, p. 119-124
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https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/14827
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