A comparison of environmental sustainability in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine using the Environmental Sustainability Index calculated by the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy of Yale University shows a significant advantage of Belarus over Poland and Ukraine while a slight advantage of...

Poland’s accession to the EU has caused a necessity of harmonising Polish with the union law also in the field of energy law. It also enforces achievement of 7,5% share of energy from alternative sources in the total energy consumption in 2010. Execution of this international commitment will...

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...

Polish agriculture must face one of the fundamental dilemmas of development which is the choice of further direction of development. There are two main directions of development, i.e. the industrial and the sustainable model of agriculture. The first model means a higher intensity of farming,...

This paper provides an overview of problems posed by transgenic food. It covers the consumers’ opinions, survey results, and analysis of material from various national and foreign sources connected with the subject of genetically modified food. Moreover, the paper shows benefits from and...

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...

The paper contains the analysis of an introductory survey results carried out among organic farmers in Lower Silesia and in nine randomly selected voivodeships outside the region in 2008 and 2009. Thanks to the research, the key factors influencing organic farming were identified. It was...

The paper reviews the institutional structure or strategic framework, the Wine Industry Transformation Charter and Scorecard, adopted on 31 July 2007, through which good governance and social responsibility programmes are fostered, implemented and monitored in the South African wine industry. In...

There’s a strong link between the production of biofuels and energy crops. The first of these activities may contribute to the appearance of new products in agriculture, besides giving a boost to activities such as provision of services and aiding in the diversification of economic activities...

The aim of this article is to analyze the environmental conditions of organic farming in Poland with respect to its financial support in the agri-environmental programme. A comparative analysis was conducted using the statistical data from the State Statistical Office and GIJHARS as well as...