Lessons Learned
wAdoption of
advanced agricultural practices takes changing
of farmers’ behavioral pattern that is usually
deeply entrenched;
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wRaising environmental
awareness is essential but not sufficient element of technology dissemination – proving of economic benefit is critical for
successful adoption of new practices;
wEnsuring continuity of the established monitoring schemes is important
for data accumulation over extended periods of time that contributes to reliability of established models and to
the value of practical
recommendations issued on their basis;
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wMeaningful and
persistent decrease of pollution is possible with support at
all levels of authority – ranging from
community ownership of good agricultural
practice all way up to political backing of sustainable agriculture.
