Despite a longstanding literature on small farm-households, there is limited consideration of small farms' role in food and nutrition security (FNS) at territorial level. The purpose of this study is to provide insights about how small farms contribute to FNS at different territorial scales, by focusing on farmers' strategies and consequential FNS outcomes. Analysis is based on two years (2017-2019) of field work done with farmers and food system actors in SALSA reference regions culminating in a workshop done with research partners. We find that small farms deliver food and nutrition security and other socioeconomic and environmental outcomes for the farmhousehold, at local, regional and global levels. The regional level is shown to be critical for small farms, as it provides the scale at which their diversity is realised. Understanding this diversity is a goal for both research and for effective support mechanisms for small farm integration, and the multiple public and private functions small farms can deliver should be higher on the policy agenda.
Celem artykułu jest analiza potencjału i tendencji rozwoju rolnictwa ekologicznego w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej, a także ocena szans i możliwości rozwoju tej formy rolnictwa w Polsce. Rolnictwo ekologiczne stanowi obecnie jedną z najszybciej rozwijających się gałęzi rolnictwa w Unii Europejskiej. W Polsce rynek produktów ekologicznych znajduje się na początkowym etapie rozwoju. Bariery rozwoju związane są z obszarem zarówno podaży, jak i popytu na produkty ekologiczne. Popyt na produkty ekologiczne ma tendencję wzrostową, chociaż jest jeszcze ograniczony. Występuje przede wszystkim w dużych miastach. Dostępność produktów ekologicznych jest stosunkowo mała, a ich cena jest wysoka.
The aim of the paper is to assess the effectiveness of CAP support funds used for co-financing investment projects, which were implemented in the years 2004-2015 by small farms from the Małopolska province in Poland. Studies have shown that the CAP funds supported most often investments for completing and modernizing machinery assets, and construction or modernization of farm buildings. It led to an increase of material resources of these farms, as well as modernization of their production. The research has shown that the effectiveness of using CAP support funds is relatively low. In addition, there is a statistically significant positive correlation between the size of the farm and the efficiency of the use of funds.
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