The article shows the changes in the labour force in agriculture in the years 1996-2007, against the background of changes in demography and economy (farm size), as a result of socio- economic changes and Poland’s membership in the European Union. The fact that Poland joined the European Union...

In the article one presented changes in the resource allocation of the land and the agricultural labour in 30 countries. One paid attention on the differentiation in these processes in countries. We presented dominant processes and curiosities. One evidenced the meaning of the financial support...

The EU and the USA remain the largest exporters of agri-food products. Protection of the environment and production potential of the areas used for agriculture have long been of interest in the EU and the USA. The need to ensure the capacity of agriculture facing climate change increases the...

One of the major problems in the ongoing trade negotiations within the WTO is trade in agricultural products. In the case of the European Union, due to the significant level of protectionism in agriculture, an adoption of the WTO liberalization commitments in this area will mean a reform of the...

Two assumptions were used in the research: 1). despite similar conditions the agriculture is more developed in the regions of Germany (Mecklenburg – West Pomerania, Schleswig – Holstein) than in the northern voivodeships of Poland (Zachodniopomorskie and Pomorskie voivodeship); 2)....

Poland has favourable natural conditions for development of organic farming. Poland’s Accession to the European Union creates possibility to take advantage of the natural conditions for organic farming development by implementing the assistance programmes addressed to farmers. According to...

The changes in employment in Polish agriculture in years 1996-2006 have been presented in the article. An extremely large regional differentiation of the employment rate in agriculture as well as regional structure heterogeneity has been pointed at. / Synopsis. W artykule przedstawiono zmiany...

This paper identifies and examines the changes which took place in Polish agriculture productivity as well as in other European Union countries in the period of 2000-2008. According to an EUROSTAT data analysis concerning land productivity in Poland, greater increases of land productivity...

Modern agriculture is confronted with many difficulties and barriers hindering its further development. Among the main factors hampering its growth are, first of all, a limited increase in food demand and a decrease in real agricultural prices, parallel with an increase in production costs,...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the position of India in the WTO agricultural negotiations. The article is divided into three parts. Part One will discuss the economic significance of the agricultural sector in India. Part Two will analyze India’s trade policy. The main part of the paper...