Abstract
Abstract Fragmentation of agricultural landscape is a specific feature of agrarian structure in Poland. Despite the fact that consolidation work has been carried out for years, the positive effects are still negligible. This is because land consolidation in Poland is encountering with a number of obstacles, which on the one hand, is cumbersome formal and legal policy, and on the other hand, disapproval of officials and farmers as well. These barriers unnecessarily prolong the proceeding, which is inherently long-term, sometimes takes years and not always is successfully completed. For this reason an effort was made to answer the question: how improving in land consolidation policy may look up the efficiency of land merging work in Poland? Two formal procedures were presented, on the basis of which land consolidation is carried out in two voivodeships: Wielkopolskie and Dolnośląskie. The study revealed the main obstacles and weaknesses in legal regulation. Additionally, open-interviews among farmers as well as local and regional land consolidation authorities, were undertaken. On the basis of the acquired data, a number of new suggestions to more successful land consolidation policy, were put forward. Finally, possible solutions to perk up the land unification work were established.
Highlights
Small-size of fields or parcels scattered in different parts of agrarian space are economically unjustified and thanks to grouping tiny units the production effectiveness can be enhanced, what was detailed in van Dijk (2003) and Woch (2006)
This is because land consolidation in Poland is encountering with a number of obstacles, which on the one hand, is cumbersome formal and legal policy, and on the other hand, disapproval of officials and farmers as well. These barriers unnecessarily prolong the proceeding, which is inherently long-term, sometimes takes years and not always is successfully completed. For this reason an effort was made to answer the question: how improving in land consolidation policy may look up the efficiency of land merging work in Poland? Two formal procedures were presented, on the basis of which land consolidation is carried out in two voivodeships: Wielkopolskie and Dolnośląskie
The focus of this article was to put emphasise on the weaknesses of land consolidation policy in Poland and presenting alternative option, which can improve the efficiency of legal procedures
Summary
Small-size of fields or parcels scattered in different parts of agrarian space are economically unjustified and thanks to grouping tiny units the production effectiveness can be enhanced, what was detailed in van Dijk (2003) and Woch (2006). In the literature there are mentioned two different ways of land consolidation, namely: simple or compulsory land consolidation and comprehensive or complex land consolidation (Sonnenberg 2002, Vitikainen 2004) The former one is understood as only land merging work connected with improving the agrarian production efficiency. The latter one, apart from farmland grouping and swapping, includes among other: implementation of a new water management system, balks and pathways network, renewal of roads infrastructure, implementation of landscape elements preventing of erosion as well as enhancement of landscape and nature protection. The main reason of introducing all these agrarian-arrangement work is to create a better living condition as well as protect and improve the environment within rural areas (Act of 26 March 1982 on Land Consolidation and Exchange). The objectives of land consolidation were incorporated with social, ecological and cultural aspects (Meuser 1992, Tenkanen 1994)
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