The main indicators used in the analysis refer to: Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA), labour force in agriculture, animal herds, physical and economic farm size. In the period 2005-2013, the number of small-sized farms significantly decreased in Romania, while the number of medium and large-sized...

In Poland, present policies are aimed at promoting large, mechanized farms over smaller family farms. These policies are based on the perception that large farms offer real economies of scale. But international evidence indicates that such large, mechanized farms are generally less efficient and...

One of the problems delaying the introduction of the land market is uncertainty with the model of the agrarian system of Ukraine. Formally, the authorities favour the development of rural settlements, family farming, cooperatives, but in reality they implement an agro-holding model. In 2017, the...