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...

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...

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...

The aim of the paper was to assess the role of services in Polish and German agriculture in comparison with that in the other EU countries. The analysis was based on the Economic Accounts for Agriculture. The research covered agricultural services, veterinary expenses and financial...

The aim of the paper was to assess the share of services in the production costs of in Polish and German agriculture in comparison with all the EU countries. The analysis was based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). The research covered services according to the regions of the European...

European integration created new conditions for functioning of Polish economy. The development of rural areas and agriculture depends to a large extent on the financial support from the national budget and from the EU. This creates a chance to implement a modernisation process in agriculture and...

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...