COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH ORGANIC FARMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES ACCORDING TO FADN DATA Cover Image

COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH ORGANIC FARMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES ACCORDING TO FADN DATA
COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH ORGANIC FARMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES ACCORDING TO FADN DATA

Author(s): Maria Jolanta Orłowska
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Agriculture, Human Ecology, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: area; productivity; competitiveness; production potential; organic farm; ecological crops; Poland;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the productivity and competitiveness of Polish organic farms of different sizes, as well as their potential, production intensity and the costs. The analysis covers the period of 2013–2017. Information that was used in this study came from FADN farms and was included in the publications Technical-economic parameters according to agricultural farm groups participating in the Polish FADN from the years 2013–2017. Two methods were applied: a descriptive method with the use of tabulated summaries and a comparative method. In 2013–2017 the production potential, productivity and competitiveness of Polish ecological farms depended on their size. The largest farms with 50 ha of farmland turned out to be the most competitive, whereas those with 30–50 ha of farmland were found to be able to withstand competition. Farms that produce ecological products whose area is up to 30 ha were found uncompetitive despite subsidies.

  • Issue Year: 19/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 57-63
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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