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<p>This study addresses the issue of assessing the functioning of farms in areas with diverse natural farming conditions by evaluating them using the latest version of the Agricultural Production Area Valorization (APAV) index. Analyses were performed on three types of farms: fully organic farms, organic farms with co-existing conventional production, and conventional-production farms. To achieve the research objective, 259 communes were selected depending on the level of their APAV. Assessments were made of their production potential, production organization, production and economic results in communes with average APAVs below, equal to, and higher than the national average (66.6 points) based on data from farms continuously keeping accounts for the Polish farm accountancy data network (FADN) in between 2019–2021. The Shannon-Wiener index (S-W index) was used to measure the degree of diversity of crop species in the farms’ sown crops, and determine what proportion of those were structure-forming plants. This research demonstrates that in order for interest in organic production to develop under current conditions, there must be sufficient financial support for agricultural producers, especially in areas with more difficult farming conditions.</p>
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This study addresses the issue of assessing the functioning of farms in areas with diverse natural farming conditions by evaluating them using the latest version of the Agricultural Production Area Valorization (APAV) index. Analyses were performed on three types of farms: fully organic farms, organic farms with co-existing conventional production, and conventional-production farms. To achieve the research objective, 259 communes were selected depending on the level of their APAV. Assessments were made of their production potential, production organization, production and economic results in communes with average APAVs below, equal to, and higher than the national average (66.6 points) based on data from farms continuously keeping accounts for the Polish farm accountancy data network (FADN) in between 2019–2021. The Shannon-Wiener index (S-W index) was used to measure the degree of diversity of crop species in the farms’ sown crops, and determine what proportion of those were structure-forming plants. This research demonstrates that in order for interest in organic production to develop under current conditions, there must be sufficient financial support for agricultural producers, especially in areas with more difficult farming conditions.

Importance of natural conditions in Poland in the operation of fully organic farms and those with co-existing conventional production

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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This study addresses the issue of assessing the functioning of farms in areas with diverse natural farming conditions by evaluating them using the latest...

Importance of natural conditions in Poland in the operation of fully organic farms and those with co-existing conventional production

Published Online: Dec 31, 2023

Page range: 105 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2023-0011

Keywords
organic farms, Agricultural Production Area Valorization index (APAV), natural conditions, Shannon-Wiener index

© 2023 Marek Zieliński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Importance of natural conditions in Poland in the operation of fully organic farms and those with co-existing conventional production

Published Online: Dec 31, 2023

Page range: 105 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2023-0011

Keywordsorganic farms, Agricultural Production Area Valorization index (APAV), natural conditions, Shannon-Wiener index

© 2023 Marek Zieliński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
organic farms, Agricultural Production Area Valorization index (APAV), natural conditions, Shannon-Wiener index