Performance of Polish Agriculture in the Light of Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Nowak , Bogdan Piątkowski , Jerzy Stelmach
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It is common knowledge that agriculture contributes to some of the world's most threatening environmental problems from global warming to the spread of toxic chemicals. The countryside in Poland, shaped by national and international policies biased towards large, specialised farms, has become less diverse biologically, as farmers plant increasingly uniform fields and rely on fewer varieties of crops. Direct impacts of agriculture on the environment include modification of land for agricultural purposes and by-products of production. Activities such as food processing, distribution and preparation use fossil fuels, wood fuel, refrigerants, and other inputs and generate waste. Indirect impacts include the effects of energy, materials and pollution entailed in constructing and maintaining equipment, transportation and storage facilities and other infrastructure used in food production, fisheries and related activities, as well as in supporting the populations involved in such activities. Also, agriculture is the largest single consumer of fresh water, although its share of total use has declined significantly during the past century. Of course, it is especially difficult to quantify the effect of such indirect impacts, to attribute them unambiguously to particular activities, and to ascertain whether the use of alternative resources would have resulted in a greater or lesser impact. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Agricultural policy; Agricultural restructuring; Agricultural finance; Aid to agriculture; Ecological agriculture; Rural development

PL

Polityka rolna; Restrukturyzacja rolnictwa; Finansowanie rolnictwa; Pomoc dla rolnictwa; Rolnictwo ekologiczne; Rozwój obszarów wiejskich

• Czasopismo: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2004
• Numer: Vol. 6
• Strony: 35--57

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Nowak

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

autor

Bogdan Piątkowski

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

autor

Jerzy Stelmach

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

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