Zachowania finansowe gospodarstw rolnych
Financial Behaviour of Agricultural Holdings

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the financial behaviour of agricultural holdings in the theoretical approach on the basis of a review of the literature, and also to present the effects of this financial behaviour of agricultural holdings on the basis of the available accounting data. It describes the farm as a household and a company at the same time. It shows its financial goals. It is found that the owners of agricultural holdings do not always focus only on maximising profit. It is important for farmers to enlarge a farm, income that it obtains, the level of household consumption needs, and the provision of funds to carry out investments. The financial behaviour of agricultural holdings on the basis of the available accounting data was analysed to check the actual translating the intended objectives into the state of farms’ assets. After analysis of the accountancy data for the years 2004-2012, it was found that in the majority of EU countries the farm owners increased the surface of the agricultural area, their income was increased, the share of contribution to the household in total production was reduced, and participation of investment in income was variable. The sensitivity of these characteristics according to the change of the economic size of the agricultural holding and their considerable independence from the direction of production were shown. This is the research article.

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