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The structure of the energy carriers used in Poland is not favourable from the point of view of sustainable development. The national energy policy is based on fossil fuels – not only highly harmful for the environment, but gradually depleting. Because of this, there is a need to replace them with unconventional energy sources including agricultural biogas plants. Agricultural biogas plants are well...
Skilful creation of a region’s positive image as a non-material resource may contribute to the region development in long perspective. During this process it is very important to show the attributes of region identity. The author made an attempt to demonstrate the possibilities for the use of food market attributes in creation of region’s image. A survey was carried out in six typical regions (NUTS...
The purpose of this article is to assess the scale and nature of institutional support in the opinion of farmers engaged in organic farms in the Lublin region (NUTS 2). The following development was established on the basis of surveys conducted on a group of 30 producers of organic food from the Lublin region between the 4th and the 22nd of February 2013. The respondents were asked to assess the level...
The study addresses the issue of investments related to wastewater management and water conservation in rural areas. The aim of the study was to assess the level of investment in the field of water and wastewater management in spatial terms. The scope of the research covered years 2005–2012. The data comes from the Central Statistical Office databases and publications, as well as available literature...
The way people organize their spare time, to a great extent, is the reflection of economic and cultural transformations of the society. It also applies to disabled people. It is not only a matter of how much free time people have, but also how they spend it, who helps them to organize it and with whom this free time is shared. In most societies disabled people constitute a group with the lowest level...
The paper presents income situation of Polish rural households in 2005– –2012. The research material came from unpublished empirical studies of Central Statistical Office . Changes of income level and structure of main income sources of the livelihoods were presented. Growing importance of wage from off-farm jobs and a decline of the share of income from agriculture was observed. The author indicated...
The purpose of the article was to present the essence of competitiveness and human capital from the macroeconomic perspective, as well as to present human capital as a source of competitiveness of the European Union member states. In order to assess the human capital of the member states, the level of education of residents, as well as calculated synthetic indicator of human capital were analysed...
In the period 1990–2013 sugar industry in Poland faced numerous legal transformations, shifting from nearly free-market conditions into a strongly regulated sector. Changes of the sugar industry regulations had a significant impact on the structure of the sugar market, companies’ actions and, as a result, on their performance. Accession to the European Union and the reform of the sugar regime conducted...
The article presents changes on the onion market in the years 1995–2012. It shows production data which contain the level of harvest, yields, and sown area in the world and in Poland. The article analyses the main tendencies in international trade, taking into account the biggest exporters and importers and value and directions of onion foreign trade in Poland.
The purpose of this paper was to determine the production capacity of agricultural biogas in districts of Pomorskie NUTS 2 region. The data comes from the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture. It refers to the number of farms in various municipalities that in 2011 met certain criteria. It was revealed that the most favourable conditions for the construction of agricultural biogas...
With the entry into the European Union in 2004, Poland is obliged to observe the rules of the Common Agricultural Policy. One of the important areas of this policy is to preserve natural values of the countryside by supporting sustainable agriculture. Thanks to the fi nancial support under the Rural Development Plan (2004–2007) and the Rural Development Programme (2007–2013), Polish farmers received...
The objective of this paper was to assess major changes within agricultural economic activities in Podlaskie region (NUTS 2) which occurred between 2002 and 2012. These economic changes in family farms (a dominant form of farming in Podlaskie) across the region were found to be substantial as a result of implementation of the funds offered by the European Union (EU) within Common Agricultural Policy...
The aim of the study was to present the changes in the number of lodgings in the years 1993–2013, trends related to forms of promotion used by rural tourism service providers, as well as information sources preferred by tourists resting in the countryside in the years 1997–2013. Additionally, the research covers the information and promotion methods used by service providers to meet the needs and...
The paper presents selected issues concerning de minimis aid in agriculture in budget years 2014–2020. It analyses both a new Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 and Polish regulations. The paper presents not only general principles relating to granting de minimis aid but it also shows some specifi c conditions relating, inter alia, to help given while purchasing seed grain, to remission or division...
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