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Abstract
The aim of this study is assessing livestock producers’ interest in acquiring information and knowledge
useful in the management of farm, an indication of what their sources and to assess whether this knowledge
seems to be the necessary and useful. The data source was a survey carried out in 2010-2011 in three provinces
in a group of agricultural producers involved in the production of animals for slaughter.
Majority of the agricultural producers declared the desire to acquire information. The larger the scale
of production, the information needs were greater and the sources of obtaining it changed. In particular, the
role of objective information obtained from local sources, and information services has increased. The data
indicate that the producers had little knowledge about the functioning of the market, and competitive markets.