This publication has been prepared under the Multi-Annual Programme within the subject The Competitiveness of Sustainable Agriculture, which involves three research tasks, as follows:(1) Alternative forms of agriculture in the strategy for the development of the agri-food sector and rural...

The idea of sustainable development, extended at the end of 20th century, takes the form of a strategic concept in the field of socio-economic development in many countries and their regional groupings. It is also being promoted by international organizations, considering the United Nations and...

Agricultural holdings have a very important role for the sustainable socio-economic development. Contemporary, the farms` activity is mainly determined by the market mechanism. Market imposes rules on agricultural holdings` functioning, on both the type and the scale of agricultural activities,...

This paper presents the issue of productivity and profitability of agricultural holdings. It particularly focuses on selected sustainable farms' groups that provide environmental benefits. The following groups of farms were analysed: ecological, agri-environmental, Norfolk and sustainable. Farms...

The issue of ecosystem services is a relatively new concept in economic theory. This is the concept considered problematic, due to the difficulty of defining the benefits provided to people by ecosystems and their measurement and valuation. Some of these services are strongly associated with...

Problems currently observed in Polish agriculture have different origins. Some of them have an historical background, while others are related to systemic transformation and forthcoming accession to the European Union. Most of the problems are common for all the candidate countries and most of...