Author(s): Dariusz Żmija, Marta Barbara Czekaj, Katarzyna Żmija
Title: Small Farms in Poland – What is their Production and Economic Potential?
Source: International Scientific Days 2018 :: Towards Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Agriculture and Food Systems :: Proceedings
ISBN: 978-80-7598-180-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15414/isd2018.s8.18
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ČR, Prague
PY, pages: 2018, 1850-1868
Published on-line: 2018-11-09
Language: eng
Abstract: Benefits provided by small farms can be considering in different dimensions: economic,
social and environmental. Small scale farming is still present in rural economy
of Europe countries. Polish case show that small farms are more often passive
participants of food production system, but they are very active when considering
obtaining support within Common Agriculture Policy. We can observe decrease
number of farms and increase average area of farm in Poland. The basis for the
statistical economic analysis was provided by data from the National Agricultural
Census conducted in 2002 and 2010, and data show that small farms are in many
dimensions weaker than the bigger one. Small scale farms notice low level of modernization
and specialization. They tackle with the same problems like bigger farms,
but their possibility to maintain production are much more smaller.
Keywords: production and economic potential, small farms
JEL Classification: Q12; Q 13, Q 15, Q 18
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