Aim of this paper is to present the processes of land ownership concentration and intensification of cultivation in conventional agriculture on the environment in the West Pomeranian region. The result of research work is to show that the land ownership concentration process, escalating in...

The aim of this research was a presentation of the selected determinants in agricultural farms in the European Union. The data from FADN database was used. It enabled the analysis of this matter according to the country of the European Union in years 2004-2011 and in the sections of: economic...

Besides agricultural land the APA holds also non-agricultural land. Such land has been monitored by the APA since 2004. As seen from available data, the sales of non-agricultural land in recent years keeps increasing, as does the revenue on it. This is the result of several factors: Firstly,...

This article is describing selected aspects of franchising and its implementation in the agricultural activity of farmers. A research showed that farmers belied in the possibility of success in agriculture, even though they do not know the specific form of cooperation such as franchising. The...

The land communities are one of the forms of group farming. They include agricultural, forest and water lands. Their nature lets the farmers make use of common land just because they live in a certain area. The current rules of their organization were established in the 60ies and since then have...

A justification of using the good governance rule in the policy of less favoured areas (LFAs) development was presented. Using typology of farming systems for increasing efficiency of public governance in the LFAs development was discussed. This approach allows a flexible implementation of...

A high rate of development of horticultural production under cover was observed in Poland since 1993. However, economists were anxious about its future after our integration with the UE and the abolishment of tariff walls. The aim of the study was to verify those opinions. The changes in the...

Changes of land prices in years 2004 through 2009 are presented. The aim of this article was to study the relations between the location of farm and the land price. The scope of the study includes 16 voivodeships of Poland. The study applies to farms with area of 50 hectare and more. Moran...

This work presents the current state and changes in flower bulbs’ production in Poland and in selected EU member states, as well as prospects for its further development. The analyses concern the changes in flower bulbs’ production area in respective countries, the changes in the farms’...