Abstract
The paper aims at assessment of functioning of farms from gminas (municipalities) of high natural values at the background of farms from other gminas in Poland. The gminas for which the Natural and Tourism Value Index (NTVA), established by the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, amounted to at least 35.6% out of 100% possible to be achieved were considered as gminas of high natural values. The comparative analysis took into account the production potential of farms, production organization, costs incurred, productivity of factors of production, farm income per 1 FWU, share of operating subsidies in farm income and the net investment rate. The analysis was carried out using the data of farms keeping accounting for the Polish FADN in 2015 and data of the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute. It was recognized that farms from areas of high natural values and keeping accounting for the Polish FADN in 2015, for instance, provided payment for the owner’s and his family members’ labour costs at above the parity level and saw possibilities for further development for themselves.
Highlights
According to the findings of the European Commission (EC) to date, one of the priorities of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020 will be to further strengthen the role of the agricultural sector in the provision of public goods and ecosystem services by preserving and creating landscape features that stimulate biodiversity in rural areas (Komunikat Komisji, 2017; The future..., 2017; Wäckers, 2017)
The purpose of the article is to assess the functioning of farms from gminas with high natural values with the Natural And Tourist Value Index (NTVI) equal to or greater than the national average (35.6%) against the background of farms from other gminas, which kept accounting for the Polish FADN in 2015
The analysis covered three groups of farms which kept accounting for the Polish FADN in 2015
Summary
According to the findings of the European Commission (EC) to date, one of the priorities of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020 will be to further strengthen the role of the agricultural sector in the provision of public goods and ecosystem services by preserving and creating landscape features that stimulate biodiversity in rural areas (Komunikat Komisji, 2017; The future..., 2017; Wäckers, 2017). The first sub-group of farms comprised 1474 farms from gminas with worse natural farming conditions, i.e. with an average Agricultural Production Space Valuation Ratio (APSVR) below the national average (66.8 points) (farms from other gminas I), while the second – 3083 farms from gminas with better natural farming conditions, i.e. with an average APSVR at the level of at least the national average The average share of permanent grassland in utilised agricultural area is 18.1% and 14.0%, respectively, the share of forests in total area is 18.6% and 13.6%, respectively, and the share of water is 1.6% and 1.7%, respectively
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