The situation on the fruit market seemed particularly difficult in 2007 considering two events which took place almost at the same time. First concerns the reform of the fruit market planned by the European Commission for 2008-2013, second involves the estimation of losses and consequence of...

This paper highlights the current status of organic farming in Poland, and identifies problems faced by organic food producers. The article presents the distribution of organic farms by acreage in Poland, pointing to their fragmentation and unused labour resources. Attention was also given to...

One of the most important industry branches in Poland is the alcohol industry. Beer and vodka are the main part of Polish production and consumption. An analysis of changes in production and consumption of alcoholic products shows their changing trends in the period of 1990-2007. In the last...

The development of global agricultural market has been at the forefront of professional studies. Expert opinions have quite differing views as to whether the world’s food production will be able to supply (and under what circumstances) the huge demand of growing population. Our paper provides...

Over the period of 2011-2012 the scope of economic activities in many Member States decreased. As a result of that the demand for food declined. The situation on labour market deteriorated - unemployment increased and employment went down. The rate of household income growth diminished. An...

The aim of the paper is to present the influence of EU enlargement on food consumption level and on the raw agricultural products prices in Poland. The analysis of consumption level of selected food products asserts that trends have been continued since the 90s. and Polish accession to the EU...

An attempt to analyse the marketing chain for the pig meat from a pig farm through meat processing to the market with the background of new market conditions in the EU-27 countries has been made. Components mentioned above and, especially, their stage of development have been discussed in a...

The most important challenges of food policy and public health in the 21 Century include fighting high levels of obesity and food waste. Both issues are linked to the necessity of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and inhibiting climate change. Diet modification towards a more sustainable and...