The aim of this research was a presentation of the financial liquidity in the sector of agricultural farms in Poland and a comparison to these in the European Union. Data from the FADN database was mainly used. It enabled an analysis of the problem by country in the European Union in years...

The paper concerns current situation and major changes on the world market of apples and concentrated apple juice over the period of 2002-2012. Largest producers, exporters and importers were described, with particular focus on new market players that are of growing importance as regards the...

The aim of his paper was to present changes in the amount and structure of fruit and vegetable processing industry production and export in Poland, in years 1993-2005. Both the production of processed vegetables and processed fruit has increased in the analyzed period. About 62% of the processed...

This paper analyses the position of LDCs in world trade in food and agricultural commodities since 2000. The main trend in the development of international trade in the period after World War II was a decline in the share of agricultural products from the least developed countries. But still for...

Multifunctional rural areas, multifunctional agriculture and multifunctional farms deliver many various marketable and non-marketable goods for society (including public goods). In recent years, discussion of the issue of public goods provided by rural areas, agriculture and farms became...

The aim of this article was to define the essence, scope and goal of clusters in the agri-food sector, in the context of its internationalization. The characteristic of the internationalization of Polish food economy as well clusters activities were presented. The results indicated the...

The aim of the article is the description of the genesis of legal acts in respect to quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in the EU. Presented are the most important characteristics of quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, which are: protected designations...

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...

With over a billion people in Africa, the issue of agricultural development and food security is extremely important. The paper investigates the historical engagement of China in the economic cooperation with Africa, as well as the Chinese and African alimentary needs leading to enhanced...