The aim of this paper is to present the abuses and irregularities which were identified in agriculture, processing industry and trade of ecological products in the Czech Republic. The analysis shows that the most common are the irregularities in labelling the products. Other often occurring...

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...

With the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Union has established a legal framework for the protection of all aquatic ecological systems, including groundwater. This directive may have advantages for the water regime in ecologically sensitive areas but may also bring some economic...

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 analysis was attempt assessment two groups farms with field crops depending on balance of emission warming gases from soil. First group contained farms with negative balance of emission warming gases from soil while second group of farms contained farms with positive balance of...

Poland has favourable natural conditions for development of organic farming. Poland’s Accession to the European Union creates possibility to take advantage of the natural conditions for organic farming development by implementing the assistance programmes addressed to farmers. According to...

The aim of the paper is a comparison of production and economic results of two groups of agricultural holdings and a presentation of the role of EU subsidizing in shaping agricultural incomes of farms located in different environmental conditions. This analysis covers 9.6 thousand of...

Presentation of the current state of organic agriculture in Poland is the aim of this article, its changes as well as prognoses for the farms using organic methods of production. The analysis was conducted using studies by GUS, IJHARS as well as statistical data from the Ministry of Agriculture...

Poland has favourable natural conditions for development of the ecological agriculture. The aim of this article is to display and evaluate the spatial differentiation of production of raw material for food products coming from organic farms as well as of processing of these products in Poland. A...

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...