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In the study, there was investigated the influence of increasing acquisitions of feedingstuffs on modelling the agricultural production. An analysis covered 92 farms divided into three groups according to the value of purchased feedingstuffs per 1 LU (big livestock unit). Research results show that jointly with the rise in the level of purchasing feedingstuffs, the size of fodder area per 1 LU has...
The paper is concentrated on economic efficiency and legal structure in large-area agricultural enterprises. It brings forward equipping enterprises in essential factors of production as well as their economic results. The main purpose of the study was to examine whether the legal form of the large enterprise would affect its economic efficiency. The results of the analysis proved that civil companies...
In Poland, recent social and economic transformation facing both rural areas and agriculture, particularly in the process of preparation for hopeful membership in the EU, would not be possible without an active participation of farmers and the local communities. The purpose of the conference was to draw its participants’ attention to some problems and obstacles occurring while producer groups are...
The paper contains overview of the socio-economic situation on the labour market in Poland and the other European countries, mainly with the European Union as well as with the Central-Eastern Europe. The social policies in the countries under comparison are combating with solving the unemployment problems. Within the European Union, some progress was seen in lowering the unemployment level in comparison...
The changes in meat and fish consumption of Polish households during 1988-1998 were analysed in the paper. One of the positive tendencies in food consumption in Poland (when taking into account some aspects of the human health) is increasing consumption of poultrymeat and decreasing consumption of beef. Unfortunately, the research results indicate that the consumption of dietetically harmful pork...
The conference Directions and Possibilities for Sustainable Development of Agro-food Sector took place at Warsaw Agricultural University on 27th October 2000. The conference was organised by the Faculty of Agricultural Economics. The discussion and presentations focused on fife themes, namely: 1. Possibilities and barriers to sustainable development of agro-food sector; 2. Tendencies in agricultural...
The paper reviews both the empirical data and reports provided by task group for integrated accounting system, which nowadays is tested in farms. Integrated Farm Accounting System collects very specified data on farm performance correspondingly with the European Union countries. An accounting in the framework of this System enables to harmonise recording principles, data processing and financial statements...
The introduction a functioning market economy, both into Polish agriculture and food sector, arose many new, unexplored yet challenges experienced by agricultural producers, processors and traders. Progressing demand concentration, economic globalisation, world trade in food liberalisation as well as growing competition need new efforts and methods of activity being undertaken by all economic operators...
The paper presents the results of the analysis on investments in animal wastes storage facilities in Polish farms necessary to meet requirements of the EU’ Nitrate Directive. The linear models (employing optimum objective functions) of 88 farm types including dairy, pig and mixed farms were constructed to compute both costs and benefits of investments as well as to examine their impacts on farm income...
From the 24 identified competitiveness’ factors of the fruit and vegetable sector 5 of them, characterized by a low degree of competitiveness, were thoroughly assessed. These factors are as follows: land productivity, technical infrastructure and investments, product quality and standardization, horizontal and vertical integration and market infrastructure. An increasing degree of competitiveness...
The paper focuses on the analysis of the production, processing and consumption levels of fruit and vegetables in Poland in comparison to the situation in the European Union. Major factors influencing the lack of co-operation in the fragmented agrarian structure are identified. The changes in the fruit and vegetable distribution network and vertical relationships, in the framework of the new institutional...
Author, taking into account the genesis, subject and objectives of the ethics of business, concludes that this is rather the section of praxeology than ethics. Then, she argues that pragmatic ethics of business is needed, since it makes any activities tended to economic objectives more efficient. Author also highlights the sense of economic undertakings in a view of the values accepted by the society...
The paper summarizes the poverty situation in Poland in 1994—2000. It identifies the principal causes, types and scope of poverty. Economic transition undergoing in Poland revealed the previous poverty problems but also affected seriously welfare distributions and standards of living. Upward trend of poverty population after 1989 in the country as a whole was mainly caused by an inconsistency between...
The concluded analysis of the undergoing trends in the food processing sector shows that the partial indicators used point to a major scale change. The adverse situation in a downturn is caused by the accumulation of unfavourable level of the most partial indicators. In the future, the results of such research could be applied to predict turning points in the state of the economy. Additional advantage...
Single parents families are specific in terms of the social and economic characteristics. Both an analysis of individual data on household budgets and different cross-cultural studies suggest that any differences between families with both parents and with single parent are determined by their economic situation as well as by social and psychical conditions. Therefore, we observe differences between...
Agricultural products in process, determined as all crop and animal products at the transformation stage, i.e. from their origin to obtaining final output or fixed assets, are very often not-tradable. Either they appear at the market only in certain semi-processed forms or they never become marketable goods. Therefore, it is often hard to get accurate estimates of their money value by methods based...
Traditional methods of financial valuation like a financial coefficient provide some but not enough information to predict financial standing of the firm. We can get much more information thanks to the discriminant analysis. The case study of three companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange is presented in the paper. The results of the research can be successfully applied in failure prediction...
In the research conducted in 2000 on the representative sample of Polish consumers, a low level of awareness of consumers’ rights was observed. The level of knowledge on institutions or organisations dealing with protection of consumers’ rights was very low. Therefore, there is a need to stimulate consumers through any contacts with media to popularise the knowledge on consumers’ rights and to make...
Due to the systemic transformation in Poland after 1989, the farmers and their holdings faced new economic and financial situation, which limited the development possibilities for many of them. Under generally unfavorable environment, farmers found that a crucial factor affecting both the scope and directions of the changes undergoing on the farms is their starting position in terms of the value of...
This article presents a map of strategic groups as a modem analytical tool, which can be used to support an analysis of competitive situation. In the paper, first the general characteristic of map of strategic groups is made and some difficulties in using this tool with regard to dispersed sectors are recognized. Then, Author proposes the methodology for the preparing the map of strategic groups in...
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