The rural areas are a place of living and work of much of the society and agricultural production is essential for the Polish national economy. The aim of this paper has been to determine the prospects for the development of agricultural family farms. With that in mind, an important aspect has been to diagnose the opinions of the farmers on the key sources of income, benefiting from the CAP support, the recent investment projects completed, opinions on changes in the operation of agriculture after the integration with the EU, its impact on the development potential of the farms under study as well as plans for the farms. The research material was acquired from the surveys made in 2018 which included 60 respondents residing in the Zlawies Wielka commune. The survey research has demonstrated that a great majority of the respondents were living mostly from agricultural production, only some used other support than direct payments. Less than half of the respondents were making efforts to develop their farms through the investments made over the recent years. The farmers planned handing over the farm to their successors or continuing the work themselves.
The aim of the research was to find out about farmers’ opinions on financial support from the European Union. The development of rural areas and agriculture in Poland significantly accelerated after Poland became a member of the European Union on May 1, 2004. Pre-accession programs made it possible to prepare the agricultural sector for future EU membership, and the subsequent financial perspectives brought a number of programs allowing for the financing and development of the agribusiness sphere, including individual farms. The article presents the results of the research carried out by the survey method using the survey technique carried out in May 2021 among 60 farmers running farms in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The surveys were collected using the Microsoft Forms available to respondents via social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube). The research has shown that European Union funds had a significant impact on the development of farms in the voivodship under study. The financial support was obtained mainly by farms larger than 10 ha, in most cases for purchasing agricultural machines and tractors, and the value of investments usually exceeded 100,000 PLN. It was found that the complexity of the procedures made it difficult to access financial resources, which was why farmers often used the services of agricultural advisors.
Landscape development is an essential process for adequate area management. Landscape conservation aims at e.g. preserving its important elements, with areas of outstanding natural beauty, continuing traditions, cultural and historic customs and habits related to a place. The objective of the paper was to evaluate the actions taken and investments made so far by the commune in terms of developing and preserving the landscape space and learning the opinions of the commune residents and visitors. The research material was acquired from the analysis of the commune documents and the survey research made in 2017 in a group of 217 respondents. The documents analysed indicate a high level of EU investment co-funding in communes. The surveys have shown that the respondents appreciate the natural qualities of the commune area, however they also point to the threats posed to the attractiveness of the commune. Most of the respondents claimed that there had been an increase in the number of landscape development and protection actions after the integration with the European Union.
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