1	Welcome
2	AGRICULTURE IN POLAND Total farmland area - 18 million ha (58% of the total territory), Population - 38,3 million, including 40% inhabitants of rural areas, Agriculture provides employment to 25% of the population, Farm livestock is equivalent to about 7.5 million Large Livestock Units (LLU) Number of farm holdings - about 2 million, including 75% with on-going animal production
3	Number of beneficiaries covered in a survey
4	The Rural Environment Protection Project Number of farm holdings - 914 Farmland area - 29.000 ha Average area of a farm holding - 32 ha Number of animals - 28.300 LLU, Target headage - about 41.000 LLU.
5	Sources of information on the project
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7	Motives to join the Project
8	Motives to join the Project Economic - of concern to all the farmers. Ecological - in tourism areas. Enhanced quality - in areas where similar projects have already been implemented. Aesthetic -1/3 of farmers in all the groups.
9	Questions providing the basis to develop a synthetic indicator of environmental awareness a) Farming activities do not result in threats to natural environment in Poland. b) Can natural fertilisers such as manure, liquid manure and slurry pose a threat to the environment?
10	Environmental awareness level
11	Farmers sadisfied because of their participation in the project
12	Farmers satisfied with advisory service
13	Agriculture extension service for farmers Farmers would not have been able to meet environmental protection requirements set under the project had it not been for the advisors’ assistance - 71,43% of respondents agreed with the statement. Farmers regard individually performed advisory service highly or very highly : 88% of the total (Winter_01), 92,2% (Summer_02) Farmers regard advisory service performed collectively highly or very highly: 80% (Winter_01), 90,5% (Summer_02)