Polish Agriculture and Problems of Environment Protection

Zbigniew Karaczun, Anna Klisowska and Jerzy Śleszyński

Ekonomia journal, 2001, vol. 4

Abstract: Agriculture is a specific economic sector which is influenced by the environmental degradation but at the same time it has negative impact on the environment. Agriculture is mainly threatened by pollution. At the same time agriculture is a source of damage appearing in environment if developed without control, it can became that of environment degradation. Importance of the agrosystems is consequence of the fact they create the largest proportion of area in the country and are an element that environment surrounding and incoming all other ecosystems. The principles of managing on the agriculture areas can considerably influence process of circulation of mattes and energy in ecosystems. By implementing proper agriculture management technical one can strengthen the environment system of the country and make it more pollution. The aim of article is to present the most important problems in the contexts resistant against environment protection and ecological policy of the country. The essay will show selective threat to the agrosystem being a consequence of other economic sectors and describe the question of environment degradation cased by agricultural activities. The list ends with pointing out the most of from the environment point of view the development directions and explaining the role of agriculture in the document of Ecological Policy of the State. The attempt to transfer priorities of Ecological Policy of the State to the Agriculture Policy of the State, both made by the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture. "The program of proecological country development, agriculture and nutrition till 2015-Summary", prepared at the request of Nutrition Economy consists on many parts that concern concrete ecological problems in agriculture. The whole is a group of ideas, opinions, which has to contribute the development agriculture according to the requirement of the natural environment. The directions accepted in the above mentioned program are best accessible knowledge. The sectoral program of ecological protection covers concrete elements of natural environment or concerns specific managerial technic. The most important element in the program is to prepare the list of importance of the tasks. Therefore a package of aims was created which should be implemented on the way to a long-lasting and balanced development. 1. Health protection of food productors. 2. Health protection of food consumers. 3. Humanitarian attitude to animals. 4. Protection of the most precious elements of ecosystems. 5. Security against the disturbance the ecological balance. 6. Providing conditions for production of healthy food.

Date: 2001
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