Education can be formal or informal. People choose to continue their education because they want to acquire skills that will help them in their work, for personal satisfaction, to achieve a higher level of education, and for other motives. AKIS, defined as the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System, is an important aid to lifelong learning in agriculture. AKIS offers different learning methods such as e-learning, webinars, demonstration of best practises, information transfer through social networks, and collaboration between partners in agriculture (knowledge triangle). These methods make learning easier and more practical as they are adapted to today’s needs. In Slovenia, agricultural education and extension are provided by institutions that can be divided into six groups: public institutions, i.e. the public sector, research and educational institutions, and a group of public institutions. In addition, there are private institutions and farmers’ organisations, private agricultural extension agents, and NGOs. Farmers in Slovenia are mainly older farmers with lower levels of education. The structure of farms in Slovenia has changed drastically in the last decade. According to the latest data, 50% of farm owners have primary or at least secondary agricultural education, which is higher than the EU-28 average, which is 32%. However, there is still a high percentage of farm owners who have only acquired practical skills and have no formal agricultural education.
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