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Zróżnicowanie kondycji finansowej gospodarstw mlecznych
Differentiation of Economic Situation of Dairy Farms

Author(s): Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska, Piotr Bórawski
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: European integration; dairy farms

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate and assess the economic situation of dairy farmsin the FADN region of Mazowsze and Podlasie. The study used primary data from studiesconducted its own in 2013 on a group of 100 households selected in a targeted manner. Thestudy community was divided by the number of cows in the following groups of up to 10cows (9 households), 11–20 cows (27 farms), 21–30 cows (31 farms), 31–40 cows (14 farms)and above 40 cows (19 farms). The study used a survey method using a questionnaire interview.The research shows that the economic situation of households has improved as theexpansion of the number of cows on the farm. Surveyed farms were characterized by allowlevel of debt, which had an impact on the maintenance of high liquidity ratios.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 116
  • Page Range: 375-383
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish