The aim of the study was to determine the specificity of the agricultural land market in Poland compared to the European market in terms of what stimulates and what restrict its development. The results of the analysis confirmed that the Polish accession to the European Union is one of the main...

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 article analyzes the price disparity and its changes as well as their perception for one of the most important factors in agricultural production which is arable land. Time research covers the range of years 2000-2011. Particular attention is given to determination of the effect the Polish...

Occurrence of land rent in agriculture of the EU is confirmed by the growing long-term trend of agricultural land prices. However, there is a question whether that rent is a differential one, linked with a different productivity of agricultural land, or absolute one in the classical sense, or an...

The paper presents main results of a surveying 161 tenants whose opinions concerned advantages and disadvantages of renting an agricultural property as well as their motivations for renting agricultural real property from the Agency of Agricultural Real Property and other sources in the province...

The article includes an attempt at analysis of the influence of the local spatial management plan on the real estate value in the Piaseczno commune in years between 2003 and 2007. The research results have indicated an appreciation by about 36% of land value by title of change in the local land...

Almost every professional sector has embarked on the move toward sustainability. European landscapes are facing rapid changes in land use, where understanding and management of this process is essential. Sustainability has become a widely acknowledged dimension of human actions, but still little...

In Europe, private forest owners have a key role in sustainable forests management, maintaining the productivity of forests and satisfy society's needs for wood. Private forests in Poland are 18.4% of the total forests area. They are characterized by high diversify, due to the size of the forest...

The article presents the state of organic farming in the enlarged European Union (EU). It is important to emphasise the growing role of this kind of farming. In the period of years 1985-2006 the number of organic farms in the EU-27 member states has grown over 34 times and their area nearly 70...

In recent years, we observe an increase in the importance of organic production in the world. Until recently, this trend was observed only in highly developed countries now many producers of organic food comes from Asia and Africa. These changes have their base mainly on the demand for organic...