Konwergencja efektywności ekonomicznej w gospodarstwach rolnych Wielkopolski
Convergence of economic efficiency in farms in the Wielkopolska region

Summary/Abstract: The increase in farming efficiency is a condition for the survival of farms in the condi-tions of continuous technical progress and changes in the agricultural environment. Farms of smaller economic size faced the greatest challenges due to their lower potential for modernization. To meet the environment’s requirements regarding the production size, their growth dynamics should be higher than in other size classes. The work aims to determine changes in the efficiency of production factors on farms according to their economic size and to determine whether there is convergence of the efficiency of production factors on farms of different economic sizes. The research covered farms from Wielkopolska Voivodeship for the years 2010–2020. During the study period, the productivi-ty and efficiency of factors in real terms deteriorated in farms of all size classes except the largest. There was no convergence in terms of the efficiency indicators examined, and in the case of capital efficiency, a divergence was observed, i.e. an increase in the difference between smaller and larger farms. Findings from the research provide grounds for the statement that development opportunities in Wielkopolska Voivodeship are currently observed for farms with an area of 30 ha and more, the number and importance of which is growing. The number of farms with an area of 1–20 ha is decreas-ing. A dichotomous development of farms is visible; more and more smaller farms will only perform auxiliary or residential functions.

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