Abstract
The economic, environmental and social development should not degrade the environment but it should leave it for the next generations in the state that it is presently or even better. The principle of sustainable agriculture is to cover the human needs for food without damage to the environment. The aim of the article was to research the farmers’ awareness of the principle of sustainable agriculture and balanced fertilization and their influence on the environment. Among 100 farmers of the Tczew district (Poland) there was done questionnaire research on the determination rates of nitrogen fertilizers and on the regulation of fertilizers usage in Poland. Most of farmers declared a good knowledge of good agricultural practices and of balanced fertilization and the awareness of threats issuing from their activities. At the same time in Poland since the announcement of the Nitrate Directive of the former European Common Market (1992) up till now (2013) the application of nitrogen fertilizers doubled and the yield of wheat increased only by 15%, which means the increase of environmental burden with this chemical element.
Highlights
The aim of sustainable growth is to ensure the present and the future generations the access to the environment and the keeping it in non-degraded state
Though the policy of sustainable growth the EU tries to bring the environment to a state which prevents it from more damage [1, 2]
Thanks to the policy of sustainable growth we obtain more and more energy from renewable sources, we reduce the emission unwholesome ashes and gases to the atmosphere
Summary
The aim of sustainable growth is to ensure the present and the future generations the access to the environment and the keeping it in non-degraded state. Though the policy of sustainable growth the EU tries to bring the environment to a state which prevents it from more damage [1, 2]. No implementation of the policy of sustainable growth, which serves the recognition and solving of the present environmental, social and economic problems, would mean that achieving these goals is impossible. Thanks to the policy of sustainable growth we obtain more and more energy from renewable sources, we reduce the emission unwholesome ashes and gases to the atmosphere. Progress in environmental protection can be made through responsible economic, environmental and social policy, which is accepted by society and enterprises [3 – 5]. People are very much aware today of threats produced by irresponsible usage of environment [6,7,8,9]
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