The significance of bee families as pollinators for agriculture was presented on example of the Mazovia province. The changes in the needs of pollination of the main plants cultivated in this region in 2000-2009 were analyzed. The value of yields as a result of pollination and the losses of...

The awareness of animal welfare and animal well-being is growing all over Europe and the world. The concerns are related to the applied policy regimes, economic sustainability of the production methods, food quality and safety, consumers’ health and behaviour and their willingness to pay for...

This paper attempts to describe and study in detail the evolution of urban and rural dietary patterns in Greece during the period 1957-2008, in terms of natural and technical features. Natural features refer to the consumption of animal versus plant products, while technical features pertain to...

The EU accession caused an increase of requirements regarding placing plant protection products in the market. In the long run it will probably influence positively the state of natural environment in Poland. At present however the most visible effect is a decline in number of registered plant...

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...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled differently in different countries. Whereas global acreage of GMOs jumped to 134 million hectares in 2009 [Cultivation... 2010], in many European countries opposition to GMOs is still strong, and their acreage is very small. This situation poses...

The aim of this article was to show the best experiences of agri-environmental programme in the EU countries with particular regard paid to the agri-environmental programme which was realized in Poland in years 2004-2006. The data were taken from the Agency for Agriculture Restructuring and...

The European Union policy is more and more based on the sustainable development strategy which harmonizes the economic, social and ecological aspects of development. The key role of environmental protection in the sustainable development arises from the impact of environmental issues on the...

The state of the municipal waste management in the urban areas of Podlaskie region has recently shown a significant improvement. In 2008 only one out of the 26 person included in the research did not sign any contract for his/her household waste disposal. However, waste containers often have too...

The article presents the state of organic farming in the enlarged European Union (EU). It is important to emphasise the growing role of this kind of farming. In the period of years 1985-2006 the number of organic farms in the EU-27 member states has grown over 34 times and their area nearly 70...