The phrase ‘rural areas’ mean not only the place for agricultural production and the living place of rural population, but also refer to all the traditions, landscape, environment and residents of these areas. Rural development is highly supported at the EU level and it helps to enhance the...

The article presents the idea and and the profile of agricultural productive cooperatives with regard to the object of their activity, their numbers and their spatial distribution in Poland. The article mentions also the organizational models of cooperativism in some EU countries and shows the...

Infrastructure is one of basic factors influencing the competitiveness of a territorial unit. The state and disparity of development of rural areas in Wielkopolskie voivodship with reference to the key elements of economic infrastructure and the competitive position of districts from the...

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 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...

A new form of rural tourism, i.e. agriecotourism, and determinants of its development were presented. This kind of touristic services in rural areas includes organizing a stay for holiday-makers in agritourism farms. However, it differs from the typical agritourism because the host farmers...

Author concentrates on the pro-innovative behaviour of orchard farm owners. Research was conducted in the Grójec and Warka region, which represents the highest concentration of orchards in Europe. The aim of article was a presentation of innovation tendencies among fruit growers in Warka 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 article attempts to present the basic information about the state and prospects of the effectiveness of enterprising actions in rural areas with regard to the unconventional, traditional and regional food, especially in Poland. It describes the past and future potential dangers resulting...

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...