Original scientific paper

Farmers trust in professional services and sources of information in order to adapt to and mitigate the consequences of climate change

Ana Čehić ; Institut za poljoprivredu i turizam, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč
Milan Oplanić ; Institut za poljoprivredu i turizam, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč
Mario Njavro ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb
Smiljana Goreta Ban ; Institut za poljoprivredu i turizam, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč
Tajana Čop orcid.org/0000-0002-1792-263X ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the trust of farmers in professional services and sources of information necessary for adapting to, and mitigating the consequences of climate change. The paper additionally researches the impact of socio-demographic characteristics and characteristics of the farm on certain professional services and sources of information. The results show that farmers have the biggest trust in other farmers, educational and scientific institutions, and specialized agricultural stores. The level of education, location of the farm, formal agricultural education, the share of agriculture in revenue, and years of farming showed to be statistically significant with respect to trust in certain professional services and sources of information.

Keywords

trust, farmer, professional services, climate change

Hrčak ID:

295624

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/295624

Publication date:

13.1.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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