Awareness of sustainable agriculture among Polish farmers – beneficiaries of the Common Agricultural Policy

Piotr Sulewski and Adam Wąs

Village and Agriculture (Wieś i Rolnictwo), 2018, vol. 181, issue 4

Abstract: The main objective of the study was to assess the awareness of issues related to “sustainable agriculture” among Polish farmers using support under the CAP based on selected agricultural practices they used. The study covered a representative sample of 600 farmers participating in the Polish FADN. Data available in the FADN database were supplemented with data obtained during direct interviews with farmers. The value of parameters indicating the degree of farm sustainability was analyzed depending on the type and value of financial support received from the EU. The results of the conducted analyses indicate that on average the highest sustainability parameters were characterized by farms using agri-environmental programs and at the same time located in LFA areas, while the lowest level of these parameters was observed in the remaining units located in LFA. The analysis of differences between groups of farms distinguished on the basis of the total value of subsidies showed that units that received absolutely higher support were characterized by a higher level of sustainability indicators. Based on the conducted analyses, it was found that receiving greater and more diversified support has a positive effect on the level of farm sustainability.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.344550

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