The work described here has sought to define the role of the Internet in knowledge acquisition among Polish farmers, as well as the diversity characterising their professional activity conducted online. Relevant discussion is in this way broadened to reflect the conditioning underpinning smart agriculture, most especially in the context of states emerging from a period of economic transition. Particular attention is here paid to the factor of choice of source of information assisting with the running of a farm. Analyses relating to this matter are founded upon questionnaires supplied by almost 2500 farmers. The results show that the Internet does not constitute the most important information source for Polish farmers, though there is a close link between use of the Internet and their basic social characteristics, as also associated with structural features of Polish agriculture. On that basis, it can be considered that Polish farming still finds itself at the preliminary phase of entry into smart agriculture. The Polish case shows that we cannot assume that there is a readiness for smart farming in all places.

这里描述的工作试图确定互联网在波兰农民中获取知识中的作用，以及表征其在线开展的专业活动的多样性。以这种方式扩大了相关讨论范围，以反映支撑智慧农业的条件，尤其是在经济转型时期新兴国家的背景下。这里特别注意选择有助于农场经营的信息来源的因素。有关此问题的分析是基于近2500位农民提供的问卷调查得出的。结果表明，尽管使用互联网与其基本社会特征之间存在密切联系，但互联网并不是波兰农民最重要的信息来源，也与波兰农业的结构特征有关。在此基础上，可以认为波兰农业仍处于进入智慧农业的初期阶段。波兰的案例表明，我们不能假设所有地方都已经准备好进行智能农业。