Structural changes in agriculture in podkarpacie in the decade of Poland’s full membershipin the European Union Cover Image

Przeobrażenia strukturalne w rolnictwie podkarpacia w dekadzie pełnego członkostwa polski w UE
Structural changes in agriculture in podkarpacie in the decade of Poland’s full membershipin the European Union

Author(s): Marek Cierpiał-Wolan, Grzegorz Ślusarz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: structural changes; productive and non-productive functions of agriculture; orga¬nic farming; agro-tourism

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an assessment of structural changes in agriculture of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship during Poland’s full membership in the EU. The analysis was limited mainly to the structures which determined the production functions of agriculture without neglecting its non-productive functions, which should take advantage of the specificity of the region. Therefore, the paper refers to the changes associated with the development of organic farming and agro-tourism, which undoubtedly fit in multifunctional and sustainable development of valuable rural areas of the region. The analysis showed that changes of the last decade had proven to be insufficient to improve the competitiveness of agriculture in the region. A considerable progress has been made in relation to the development of the non-productive functions of agriculture of Podkarpacie − organic farming and agro-tourism.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 361
  • Page Range: 226-237
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish