The Importance of Public Sources of Financing the Development of Renewable Energy in Agriculture, Using the Example of Eastern Poland

Renata Przygodzka, Aleksandra Badora (), Krzysztof Kud, Jarosław Mioduszewski, Marian Woźniak and Artur Stec
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Renata Przygodzka: Faculty of Economics and Finance, University of Białystok, 63 Warszawska Street, 15-062 Białystok, Poland
Aleksandra Badora: Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 15 Akademicka Street, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Krzysztof Kud: Department of Enterprise, Management and Eco-Innovation, The Faculty of Management, Rzeszów University of Technology, 12 Powstańców Warszawy Street, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Jarosław Mioduszewski: Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, 2 Oczapowskiego Street, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Marian Woźniak: Department of Enterprise, Management and Eco-Innovation, The Faculty of Management, Rzeszów University of Technology, 12 Powstańców Warszawy Street, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Artur Stec: Department of Economics, Rzeszów University of Technology, 12 Powstańców Warszawy Street, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-28

Abstract: This article addresses the issue of public support for the development of renewable energy and the assessment of this support from the perspective of farmers in Eastern Poland. Since it is a region characterized by a relatively high share of agriculture in the economy, a diversified structure of this sector, and at the same time, a region with a relatively high level of energy poverty, it can be considered a good example for illustrating the research problem. To achieve the goal, surveys were carried out covering 519 farms. Upon the consideration of a literature review and the research results of other authors, the collected opinions of the owners of these farms regarding the motivators encouraging them to invest in renewable energy technologies and the assessment of the role of the state in supporting energy transformation allowed for the formulation of conclusions. The research results indicate that renewable energy technologies are present in 47% of the surveyed farms, while in 36% of them, investments were financed from farmers’ own funds. This means that the possibility of obtaining support from public funds is not a necessary condition for implementing renewable energy investments.

Keywords: public support; agriculture and energy; renewable energy; family farm; farmers opinion; Eastern Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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