The EU accession caused an increase of requirements regarding placing plant protection products in the market. In the long run it will probably influence positively the state of natural environment in Poland. At present however the most visible effect is a decline in number of registered plant...

The changes in employment in Polish agriculture in years 1996-2006 have been presented in the article. An extremely large regional differentiation of the employment rate in agriculture as well as regional structure heterogeneity has been pointed at. / Synopsis. W artykule przedstawiono zmiany...

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...

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...

Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption is one of the main objectives of food and nutrition policy interventions worldwide. Public institutions, non-governmental organizations, research and health agencies together with market stakeholders undertake integrated initiatives to inform consumers...

The EU and the USA remain the largest exporters of agri-food products. Protection of the environment and production potential of the areas used for agriculture have long been of interest in the EU and the USA. The need to ensure the capacity of agriculture facing climate change increases the...

The aim of his paper was to present changes in the amount and structure of fruit and vegetable processing industry production and export in Poland, in years 1993-2005. Both the production of processed vegetables and processed fruit has increased in the analyzed period. About 62% of the processed...

Foreign trade between Yaroslavl region and Poland is characterized by a monostructure of both exports and imports, with the volume of Russian exports exceeding that of imports. The volume of exports to Poland is characterized by a steady growth. The low volume of imports shows potential economic...