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MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE BELONGING TO STATE PROPERTY STOCK AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM FORMATION ACT

Author(s): Waldemar Humięcki, Bogdan Podgórski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Studies, Sociology, Economic development
Published by: Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: land leases and sales; land lease; open public tenders; restricted tenders; functions and tasks of Agricultural Property Agency

Summary/Abstract: The Authors try to evaluate the Agricultural Property Agency’s (APA’s) operationsto date regarding the implementation of its statutory tasks, disposal of property and theimplementation of tasks related with the formation of the agricultural system. From thevery beginning of APA’s operation, 3.3 million hectares of land have been permanentlyallocated, of which 2.7 million hectares through sales, which was the predominant form ofthe property transfer. Infrastructure of state farms taken over by the Agencywas also subjectto privatization. At present, after the legislative amendments (the Act of 2016) long-termlease is the leading form which enables agricultural land cultivation without engagingfinancial means. Currently, the tend of reducing the area granted for lease was stoppedby leasing available land and limiting the sales of land, the area of which exceedes 2 ha.The analysis was based on the data of the Agricultural Property Agency’s reports, internalstudies and available literature. The presented results prove the Agency’s huge involvementin the process of privatisation of agricultural property and other processes which concernstate-owned property and real estate in the private market.

  • Issue Year: 172/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 187-202
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish