The Privileged Status of Family Farms as a Special Family Form in Conducting Agricultural Activity in Poland. Issues Selected in the Field of Acquiring Agricultural Land Rights

Abstract

According to art. 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, family farms form the basis of the agricultural system of the Republic of Poland. Family farms is a special type of farm run by an individual farmer. The legislator, realizing the assumptions of agricultural policy, concretes the constitutional norm by means of formal institutions, that is, regulations and legal regulations that prefer a family farm as a form of conducting agricultural activity. Thus, conducting business in this special form and - as a result - managing it is easier compared to other forms of activity. Particular facilities relate to the acquisition of agricultural land rights (possession of agricultural land). The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the preferences of the legislator in relation to family farms and individual farmers who run them.

Characteristics of Models of Farms in the European Union

“…Based on surveys, it was found that in 2016 in the EU-28 there were 10,467,000 farms and entities performing social, self-supply, recreational and other functions. From the emergence of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy family farms constituted the main target group [3][4][5][6]. Therefore, the United Nations Organization declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming.…”