The aim of the paper was to assess the possibilities of obtaining advantages of the diversification effect brought by purchase of commodities in the Polish market. Investment portfolios consisting of different assets are analyzed, including both indirect and direct ways of investing in...

The authors of presented article characterise the possibility of using modern technology in education. Distance learning has 300 years of tradition, but modern technology has changed its methodology. The importance of e-learning in the rural areas is underlined. / Synopsis. Autorki...

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...

The primary objective of this paper is to present theoretical foundations, principles of operation and the benefits resulting from efficiently functioning, innovative integration relationships, which are cluster structures. This study attempts to indicate the socio-economic conditions for...

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...

In China and India, the increasing demand for agricultural commodities in the last decade resulted in a significant increase in demand for mineral fertilizers. The article analyzed the changes that have occurred in the market of mineral fertilizers in these countries. It describes the evolution...

Polish agri-food exports to Russia during the global economic crisis are analysed. The recession in Europe in 2009 and the debt crisis in the Eurozone were the key factors that had a negative influence on the international trade. The GDP decline in the European Union amounted to 4.2% and in...

The presented conception of multifunctional agriculture is a wider view of the process of creating and dividing the economic surplus in farming sector. It is a balanced approach which includes various aspects of creating the advantages for the community. The notion of agricultural...