Andrzej Parzonko

INFLUENCE OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS ON THE REGIONAL VARIATION IN CHANGES IN MILK PRODUCTION IN POLAND

Abstract Subject and purpose of work: The objectives of the elaboration are the following: 1) to analyze the regional changes (at the level of poviats) in the number of farms involved in milk production over the period 2002-2010; 2) to present the main factors affecting the ongoing changes in Polish farms oriented at milk production; 3) to determine the impact of the measure 121. “Modernization of agricultural holdings” under the RDP 2007-2013 and the applied system of direct subsidies for the development of farms oriented at milk production. Materials and methods: The work has been prepared on the basis of the analysis and synthesis of the source literature, statistical data collected and the author’s own reflections. Results: In Poland, in the years 2002-2010 there was a distinct regional differentiation in the pace of the ongoing changes in the dairy sector. The regions, where we observe the development of milk production, include almost the entire Podlaskie Province, the northern part of the Mazowieckie Province and the south-eastern part of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Province. Conclusions: Within the RDP 2007-2013, significant funds were allocated to support the modernization of agricultural farms. Mainly under the measure 121 “Modernization of agricultural holdings” the investments were carried out in relation to the purchase of mobile equipment, they represented 89% of all investments. This was partly due to the actual demand and administrative procedures that stimulated these types of investments.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN THE CREATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF “SMALL” FARMS IN POLAND

Irrespective of various definitions, we can certainly say that Polish agricultural farms are “small” compared to units from western European countries. The main aim of the article is to provide information about the number of farms and the types of investments made within the framework of actions addressed to “small” farms in the RDP 2004–2013 (2014–2020) and evaluation of the effectiveness of disbursing public means for this purpose. As evident from the analysis in 2004–2006, under the RDP, operation was introduced aimed at “Support for semi-subsistence farms”. From a perspective of disbursing public funds, it is possible to assess the economic effectiveness of this action as very small. In the new term financing (2014–2020) we are dealing with an obvious promotion of small and medium sized farms. However, there is concern about the economic rationale of this approach.

The role of “small” dairy farms in the paradigm of sustainable development

Adres do korespondencji – Corresponding author: Dr hab. Andrzej Parzonko, Katedra Ekonomiki i Organizacji Przedsiebiorstw, Wydzial Nauk Ekonomicznych, Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, ul. Nowoursynowska 166, bl. VII, 02-787 Warszawa; e-mail: andrzej_ parzonko@sggw.pl Rola „drobnych” gospodarstw mlecznych w paradygmacie zrownowazonego rozwoju1 The role of “small” dairy farms in the paradigm of sustainable development