The primary objective of this paper is to present theoretical foundations, principles of operation and benefits resulting from efficiently functioning innovative integration relations such as cluster structures. This study attempts to assess the impact of above-mentioned forms of relations on...

The primary objective of this paper is to present theoretical foundations, principles of operation and the benefits resulting from efficiently functioning, innovative integration relationships, which are cluster structures. This study attempts to indicate the socio-economic conditions for...

This article is describing selected aspects of franchising and its implementation in the agricultural activity of farmers. A research showed that farmers belied in the possibility of success in agriculture, even though they do not know the specific form of cooperation such as franchising. The...

In China and India, the increasing demand for agricultural commodities in the last decade resulted in a significant increase in demand for mineral fertilizers. The article analyzed the changes that have occurred in the market of mineral fertilizers in these countries. It describes the evolution...

Polish agri-food exports to Russia during the global economic crisis are analysed. The recession in Europe in 2009 and the debt crisis in the Eurozone were the key factors that had a negative influence on the international trade. The GDP decline in the European Union amounted to 4.2% and in...

The presented conception of multifunctional agriculture is a wider view of the process of creating and dividing the economic surplus in farming sector. It is a balanced approach which includes various aspects of creating the advantages for the community. The notion of agricultural...

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...

The aim of this paper is to present the abuses and irregularities which were identified in agriculture, processing industry and trade of ecological products in the Czech Republic. The analysis shows that the most common are the irregularities in labelling the products. Other often occurring...