The problem of evaluation of Polish food processing industry in the light of general economic tendencies in period 2006-2010 was undertaken in the article. The main part presents an assessment of the financial crisis impact in the analyzed period. The findings are based on an analysis of changes...

The paper presents the competitiveness of dairy enterprises in the Wielkopolska region in terms of the adopted water supply and sewage disposal systems after the Poland’s accession to the EU. A survey was conducted on 32 entities, among which there were small, medium-sized and large...

For the Polish agri-food industry the beginning of the 21 century was a time of intensive changes released by the Poland’s accession to the European Union. It was necessary to modernize plants thoroughly in order to make them competitive in both the domestic and the EU market. What has proved...

The problem of effective using of gated out budgetary funds in agrarian sector is discussed. An offer of development of a procedure which should consider potential productivity of each region and agricultural organization and promote a decrease of differences between enterprises and territories...

The paper examines the impact of development of agricultural sector on performance of the cooperative banks in Poland in years 1997-2004. The levels of the agricultural development and the economic/financial situation of the banks were assessed by using country-level and regional-level aggregate...

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...

Price linkages between the Polish and foreign markets of grains and pork were investigated in the paper. The analysis indicates a decrease in price differences between the Polish and the EU markets and their increase between the Polish and the US markets. Causality tests and VAR models indicate...

The aim of the article was to present the premises and evolution of protectionism in agricultural trade and to show the changes in significance of tariff and non-tariff barriers of intervention for the trade in agricultural products. The abolition of customs duties entails an increase in the...

The article presents the economic performance and investment outlays recorded in the agricultural holdings participating in the Polish FADN. The aim of the paper is to evaluate and assess the differences in investment activity among the agricultural holdings of various types of farming. The...