The study attempted to assess the importance of agriculture in the process of renewable energy development in Poland and the EU. It was pointed out that, despite the large production potential, the share of agriculture in the production of renewable energy is relatively small in many countries,...

The main objective of this book is to present relationship between subsidies and performance of Polish farms. Authors analysed the CAP reform proposal and using programming and regression models explored the probable impact of its implementation on the Polish agricultural holdings

The main objective of this book is to describe the relationship between subsidies and financial performance of Polish farms. The authors used optimisation and regression models to examine the effects of implementation of the proposed Common Agricultural Policy for the period 2014-2020. This book...

This paper analyses farm-household strategies and investment behaviour of Polish farmers with a particular focus on the perceived effects of CAP. The paper is based on a survey of Polish farmers carried out in 2006 on a sample of 63 farms. Farmers where selected in order to fit in the...

The paper analyses profitability of biogas production in livestock farms in Poland with a focus on micro-biogas plants. Due to the high value of investments a crucial issue, from the farmers' point of view, is the mechanism of financial support. The efficiency of investments has been measured...

The topic of farmers’ income is one of the most frequently discussed issues in agricultural economics literature. Particular interest is focused on the problem of the so-called parity income. The study attempts to assess the amount of farmers’ income from own labour in the context of average...