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The paper presents the background of rural women situation in Poland in 90. Traditional rural development associated with the development of the agricultural sector that provides employment for most rural inhabitants is nowadays a thing of the past. Currently, with increased productivity and efficiency of the labour force employed in the sector, the number of people employed mainly in agriculture...
Information is basic and essential element of every humans activity and has incredibly important role in every sphere of life. This word hides many meanings. Information is the data as well as knowledge used during decision taking process. That is also whole range of interpersonal communication and news involved in sorting out the problems.
The article shows differences in costs of milk production between farms which are members of European Dairy Farmers. On the basis of data from 153 dairy farms in Europe, the analysis of their economic situation was carried out. Two main groups, EU-EDF countries and CEEC, were separated and the average results were presented. Most of Polish dairy farms, other EDF farms as well, presented in this article...
The paper presents dynamics of the CEFTA countries trade in foodstuffs as well as an analysis of the trade liberalisation. From statistical data analysis we can see a positive impact of this agreement on trade turnover, but the removal of customs duties on agricultural and foodstuff goods not create the same trading conditions for the member countries. Actually it caused an unsettling of the market...
Central and Eastern Europe is undergoing a period of extensive transformation. Over the past few years, most countries of the region have made progress in the transition to a competitive market economy, macroeconomic stabilisation and structural reform. The study will survey the current agricultural problems in ten countries which are preparing for integration to the European Union. Firstly, there...
Rationale for the paper came from Polish energetics adjustment need to the European Union requirements and necessity of energy production from renewable sources. The base of the research consists of references and interviews of energetics sector employees. The paper presents energy role in economy, energetics adjustment to Union requirements and possibilities and premises for production with renewable...
The aim of the work is to present of the main theoretical aspects of rural household adaptation to the transformed economic system in Poland in the light of needs for multifunctional development of rural areas, mainly in the regions of former state farms domination. The concept of multifunctional development and theories of rural households are discussed. The author presents the socio-economic and...
In this paper the attempt has been made to explain the process of land reforms in Poland from the institutional view by applying theories of institutional change and theories of political behaviour. The land reforms in transition period are generally considered, however some historical background is also provided.
The cost effectiveness of the Polish Environmental Protection in Rural Areas (EPRA) project financed from both Polish and international sources is compared to the effectiveness of several projects in the EU countries. The main objective of the compared projects was to reduce nitrogen compounds emissions to the environment, in particular to surface and ground waters. Effectiveness in the Polish project,...
Albanian society differs from the rest of Europe. It is dominated by the present form of a traditional institution, the patrilineal family, which has evolved over time. Networks of family and kin fulfil several functions undertaken elsewhere by a range of institutions. This structure limits possibilities for women, but it is also a major resource. The changes since 1990, one of the most important...
Dairy products have an important role in a sufficient and balanced nutrition. In this study, to examine the consumers behaviour on purchasing and consumption, a survey was carried out by using face-to-face interviewing method with the households in Adana city of Turkey. A factor analysis was realized to determine the highlights of consumers on purchasing dairy products. According to the analysis...
The paper presents a comparative analysis of dairy cooperatives according to both quality of management and quality of production. The study results indicated that in regard to employment structure based on the level of education, the disparities between cooperatives of the A group and Swietokrzyskie (B group) cooperatives were quite remarkable in the first group of cooperatives the proportion...
In the period of the last dozen or so years in Poland important changes in the level of the structure of alcoholic beverage consumption were noted. The demand for vodka has been gradually decreasing, whereas the demand for beer and wine has been steadily growing.
In the paper, the authors have presented the results of the survey conducted on the households of the Lublin province. The number of the households that have been investigated, totals 624. On the basis of the data that was obtained, it could conclude that the rural areas in Poland have considerable potential for growth. The sense of rootedness, which is the point of departure of the local development,...
This paper shows the recent changes in brewery that were influenced by the globalisation, both on Polish and world market. It presents the high level of capital concentration as well as the condition and perspectives of small local breweries. It also indicates the changes in consumption and consumers preferences connected with the unification of habits. The article describes the impact of VAT and...
The paper presents the strategic implementation process of West Pomeranian Province development on the basis of an operational program. In the first part of the paper, the author describes the legal and organisational foundations of Polish regional policy during the transition period and the implementation action sequences of development strategies. A program for entrepreneurship and innovation support...
This report starts with an overview based on national-level data from official sources and then presents the findings of a survey of rural households conducted in 2001 in Mazowieckie region, Poland. The study focuses on income distribution differences and income level comparison among four subregions. The change of rural household living standard during the socio-economic transformation and the attitudes...
This paper describes the indicators of the present and future economical situation. The discriminant analysis has been used. The real income increase, gross fixed capital formation and low USD/PLN exchange rate are the good prosperity indicators. The next year prosperity is indicated by high increase of the gross fixed capital formation, high current account and budget deficit values (as GDP %) and...
The paper presents conditions that contributed to development of agri-producer groups in Poland. The major part of the paper describes results of empirical research conducted in 62 agri-producer groups in Poland on year 2002. These results indicate many advantages achieved by farmers taking up integrated actions. They are mainly: gaining new sale markets, improvement in the quality of offered products,...
This paper presents the results of empirical research on high quality beef production on the basis of the Cooperative "Agrofirm" Witkowo (Stargard Szczeciński poviat) and the individual farm Wyszobór. The research had been conducted on young crossbreed beef bulls with different genotypes in relatively intensive feeding conditions. The aim of the paper was the cost calculation of fodders...
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