Agricultural Development Processes in the Context of Globalization Challenges and New Approaches to the Concept of Sustainable Development

Abstract

The subject and aim of the paper is to present general trends of agricultural development, global conditions, and new concepts and forms of sustainable development. As part of the concept of sustainable development, which has been widely recognized as a development paradigm, in recent years we have seen the emergence of more than a dozen new proposals which modify or complement mainstream sustainable development. These concepts also apply to agriculture and rural areas. Based on an analysis of the literature, this paper presents selected concepts: the green economy, smart specializations, smart villages, the circular economy, responsible consumption and production, and the participatory economy. The role of international integration and EU authorities in disseminating these concepts as forms of innovation in the economic systems of the Member States of the European Union has been identified.

Local Development Model as an Element of Regional Sustainable Strategy

“…Over the last three decades, new concepts of development based mainly on the ground of sustainable development emerged. The concept of sustainable development, arising out of the need to prevent the degradation of the natural environment, covers not only social and economic aspects -enriched by contributions from various fields of science but it has also become the basic paradigm of all development programmes, policies and strategies formulated by international organisations, national governments and local and regional authorities [49]. Its essence still lies in ensuring the constant improvement of the life of modern and future generations by shaping rational proportions between various kinds of capital: economic, human, social and natural capital.…”

“…Today, attempts are made to seek various forms of its implementation in compliance with basic principles of sustainable development. This is especially true for specific selected aspects of development, for example, urban development, rural development or development of agriculture or consumption [49].…”

Transformation of Family Farming in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

“…Do tego trzeba dodać stosunkowo szybkie przemiany w sferze kulturowej i rosnące aspiracje ludności rolniczej, zwłaszcza młodego pokolenia. Trzeba także uwzględnić, że nie ma jednego modelu rolnictwa, czy to industrialnego czy zrównoważonego (Zegar, 2012;Hervieu, 2019;Adamowicz, 2021). Bogactwo tkwi w różnorodności gospodarstw, ponieważ rolnictwo, jak żaden inny sektor gospodarczy, jest głęboko zanurzone w całym spektrum warunków lokalnych: przyrodniczych, społeczno-ekonomicznych i kulturowych.…”

“…This must also include the relatively rapid changes in the cultural sphere and the growing aspirations of the farming population, especially the young generation. It should also be taken into account that there is no single model of agriculture, be it industrial or sustainable (Zegar, 2012;Hervieu, 2019;Adamowicz, 2021). The wealth is in the diversity of farms, as agriculture, like no other economic sector, is deeply immersed in the whole spectrum of local conditions: natural, socio-economic, and cultural.…”

The Effect of Fresh Kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) Addition and Processing Conditions on Selected Biological, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Extruded Snack Pellets

“…It should be noted that food production significantly affects the natural world. There is, therefore, an urgent need to move to long-term sustainable food resource development due to the constantly emerging problems of natural resource depletion, the degradation of the environment, the reduction of biodiversity, constant hunger in the world, climate change, and the decreasing area of agricultural lands [ 2 , 3 ].…”