The aim of the research was to analyze the level of profitability of pig farms characterized by different production systems: opened or closed. Analysis was made for all farms which produced 100 and more porkers per year and maintained accountancy within the Polish FADN in years 2004-2005. The...

The aim of the paper was the recognize the main chances and the barriers of functioning of producer groups, based on the example of the Lubawa cooperative pig breeders producer group ‘Lub- Tucz’, located in the Lubawa commune. A group of pig breeders was surveyed. The survey was conducted in...

Competitiveness and competition are basic categories of the market economy. While analyzing the foreign trade they acquire an international aspect. After the Polish accession to the EU, the Polish dairy industry showed a very favourable performance as regards the foreign trade, which can confirm...

Milk production and procurement in Poland and UE-15 show a clear seasonal fluctuations which are determined by the distribution of calving and feeding regimes. The seasonal fluctuations are transferred on the consequent stages of the food chain and also have got numerous microeconomic...

The relative weight of private forestry in the whole of Polish forestry sector is displayed, with respect to area and production. A recommended model of the private forestry organization is a producer association which would provide technical and commercial information to its members and...

The aim of analysis was attempt assessment two groups farms with field crops depending on balance of emission warming gases from soil. First group contained farms with negative balance of emission warming gases from soil while second group of farms contained farms with positive balance of...

Four classification models of economic bankruptcy of farms based on panel data are presented in the article. The modelling techniques are linear discrimination function, pooled probit model, random effects probit model and artificial neural network. They give very similar quality of...

The analysis of economic results which was made for farms of five farming types (and of the largest economical size) proved that CAP instruments which had been created to support family farms do not perform well in the countries of former Eastern European block. High own (unpaid) labour...

The purpose of this paper is an attempt of showing the role of the quality features of labour resources as a factor which diversifies the level of farm income. Such features as age, sex and the education level of person managing the farm were taken into consideration in the analysis. The average...

The paper presented a short review of research on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) estimates at the global level and in the selected countries. Moreover, own study on TFP in the Polish farms during 2004-2012 based on FADN data was shown. The TFP measures were calculated for crops, milk, pigs and...