polish agruculture past present and future...polish agriculture in one step 18 931 000 ha (less than...
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Polish agruculture past present and future
Das Projekt „Bleibeperspektiven in Europäischer Perspektive“ (BIEP) Pułtusk 2014, POLEN
Total population 38 530 000Population structure
Urban areas 61% Rural areras 39 %
Polish countryside look
Size of the farms is the results of historical and socialreasons
- traditional way of life
- II World War
- failure of colectivisation in 1945 – 1955
- European Union Common Agriculture Policy
Polish agriculture in one step18 931 000 ha (less than 60 % of total area)
373 farms have more than 1000 ha
850 farms have more than 500 ha and less than 1000 ha
1 543 500 farms in PL
Rural areas structureThe biggest farms are in the north – Warmia i Mazury
and in the west – Pomorze Zachodnie (West Pomerania) regions.
The avarage area is 23 – 30 ha in these regions.
The smalles farms are in central and southern Poland: from 3,90 ha to 7,5 ha.
Avarage farm area in Poland is: 10,42 ha
Land structure in PL in %
Arable & orchard areas 45,4 %
Meadow & pasture areas 12,5%
Forest 30,6%
Other areas 11,5%
Land structure
Arable & orchard areas 45,4 % Meadow & pasture areas 12,5% Forest 30,6% Other areas 11,5%
Soil bonitation in Poland
Main crops in Poland
wheat 20,2%
rye 12%
barley 10%
oat 4,5%triticale 12,6%
maize 6%
potato 4,2%
sweet beetroots 1,7%
raps 7 %
vegetables 1,7%
fruits vegetables 20,3%
CROPS
Main animal production- cattle 5 500 000
- pigs 4 000 000
- sheeps 12 700
Export- pork
- dairy
- fruits
- potato
Organic agriculture in Poland- more than 26 000 organic farms
- about 330 vegetable farms!
- only 342 certified organic food processing factories!
Certified organic farm area 2003 – 2012
Certified organic farms in brief
BiodiversityPolish old breeds: white zlotnicka pig and Polish red cow, green legs hens
Thank you
Tomasz [email protected]