THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION DIFFUSION NETWORK IN THE PROCESS OF MODERNIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS ON THE BASIS OF THE OPOLE VOIVODESHIP
Abstract
The current stage of agricultural modernization focuses on limiting the further industrialization of agricultural households by embedding them in social networks which favour balanced development. Such adjustment is connected with the development of knowledge based economy and the necessity of growth, in the realisation of which, according to the “constant reconstruction” scenario of Europe 2020 strategy, this sector of economy has to participate once again. The aim of this case study is the identification of social networks which serve the diffusion of knowledge and information in the Opole voivodeship agriculture and evaluation of their significance in decision making processes by the managers of agricultural households. The case study focuses also on the problem of institutional innovations needs which serve joining the research institutes and universities to these networks. Intelligent specialization of agricultural households based on knowledge is found to be the main feature of the current stage of agricultural modernization.
Keywords
agricultural knowledge; balanced development; modernization; social networks; agricultural households specialization
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