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The article presents sources and a scope of professional information which was researched by Polish and British village citizens as well as a comparative analysis of the preferences of both groups in the study area. The empirical research was conducted in November and December 2015 among 147 farmers and agriculture-related living in Poland and among 76 farmers and agriculture-related living in the UK. The results of the comparative analysis show that the source of expert information for both groups were mostly websites of the manufacturers and distributors of agricultural inputs (almost ¾ of responses) and agricultural magazines (over ⅔ responses). In order to solve professional problems Poles more often than the Brits used the social media as well as used state consultants, but the British used private advisory services more frequently than the Polish. In both countries, respondents were interested in a variety of information on agriculture and environment. However, British respondents paid more attention to the innovation aspect of agriculture than Polish citizens from the countryside, while the Poles were more interested in the agricultural production than those polled in the UK.

AbstrAct:The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between physique, maturation and some environmental factors. The study was conducted in Warsaw, between 2012 and 2013 in randomly selected schools. The material included 171 girls, aged 12-20 years. Body height and weight, upper and lower extremity length, subcutaneous fat folds on arm, subscapular and abdominal, circumferences of arm, chest, waist and hip were measured. Body proportion indices were calculated. The questionnaire form provided information on parental education and profession, and the number of children in family. Girls were asked about age at menarche, number of daily meals, level of physical activity, participation is sport, and level of stress at home and at school. The principal component analysis was applied and 4 factors were extracted from the set of living condition characteristics (F1 -Parental education & father's occupation, F2 -Mother's occupation and the number of children, F3 -Stress, F4 -Physical activity and number of daily meals). Regression analysis allowed to evaluate the association of body build characteristics and age at menarche with the four factors. Factor 1 and 4 were the only ones which showed a statistically significant association with body build. The results showed that girls who were taller, with smaller arm and waist circumferences and less adiposity came from families with higher parental education and better father's profession. Taller stature, longer legs and less adiposity characterized girls who were more physically active and consumed more than three meals a day.