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...

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...

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...

For the countries of the Central Europe, the regional policy measures which concentrate on the maintenance of the small and medium sized producer’s units and are trying to find solutions to the worsening negative circumstances for the family farms (in the EU-12, 68.5% of farms are regarded as...

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...

The paper presents main issues in managing implementation of the cross-compliance requirements on the microeconomic level, i.e. in an agricultural holding. Important areas of requirements that were introduced within the cross-compliance mechanism in 2004 are discussed. Cross-compliance means the...

Polish fruit and vegetables producing sector is characterized by production fragmentation. In addition, poor technical facilities, minor use of modern technologies and the narrow application of marketing mean that producers are less competitive in the world market. A way to improve this...

The work presents results of a study conducted in 2009 and involving farmers who owned farms of up to 10 hectare located in 2 communes (gminas). The first commune is typically rural (in the Lubelskie Voivodeship) and the other is a multi-function commune. The farmers interviewed in both gminas,...

The aim of the paper was to present the organization of agricultural consulting in Germany. The genesis of agricultural consulting, its role, and classification of agricultural consulting offer by financing and implementation, as well as organization of agricultural consulting in the federal...

The paper presents partial results of empirical research conducted in three Polish provinces: Łódzkie, Małopolskie and Opolskie on a sample of 60 agricultural holdings which differ in terms of economic size. The study was conducted by interviewing managers of individual farms. Most of the...