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<p>The aim of this study was to identify the long-term tendencies regarding the land use in farms of different sizes in Poland and Czechia, with special focus on small-scale farms. The article answers the question about functioning of small farms in Poland and Czechia, as they represent different structures of land use among farms. On the one hand, the land fragmentation in Poland, and on the other hand, domination of large farms in Czechia, with a lower share of small farms. To achieve the aim, the study used data from the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) and Agricultural Census (2010, 2020) from Eurostat for six periods (2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020) and selected data for recent years from the World Bank database.</p>
<p>In the period under analysis, it can be observed that there is a significant decline in the number of small farms both in Poland and Czechia, while the decrease in utilized agricultural area was smaller. Hence, the average area of farm increased which helped them to improve the land productivity, while increasing the standard output per hectare of utilized agricultural area. The analysis showed that there are two different models of the position of small farms in the Polish and Czech agricultural sectors, however, some positive and desired tendencies occur in both systems.</p>
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The aim of this study was to identify the long-term tendencies regarding the land use in farms of different sizes in Poland and Czechia, with special focus on small-scale farms. The article answers the question about functioning of small farms in Poland and Czechia, as they represent different structures of land use among farms. On the one hand, the land fragmentation in Poland, and on the other hand, domination of large farms in Czechia, with a lower share of small farms. To achieve the aim, the study used data from the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) and Agricultural Census (2010, 2020) from Eurostat for six periods (2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020) and selected data for recent years from the World Bank database.
In the period under analysis, it can be observed that there is a significant decline in the number of small farms both in Poland and Czechia, while the decrease in utilized agricultural area was smaller. Hence, the average area of farm increased which helped them to improve the land productivity, while increasing the standard output per hectare of utilized agricultural area. The analysis showed that there are two different models of the position of small farms in the Polish and Czech agricultural sectors, however, some positive and desired tendencies occur in both systems.

Small Farms in Poland and Czechia: Development Paths

Poznan University of Economics and Business

DSc, Assoc. Prof. of UEP, Poznan University of Economics and Business

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej

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The aim of this study was to identify the long-term tendencies regarding the land use in farms of different sizes in Poland and Czechia, with special focus on...

Small Farms in Poland and Czechia: Development Paths

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Juni 2024

Seitenbereich: 19 - 48

Eingereicht: 13. Nov. 2023

Akzeptiert: 18. Apr. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/187586

Schlüsselwörter
small farms, agricultural land, land productivity, Fann Structure Survey, agricultural census

© 2024 Michał Borychowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Small Farms in Poland and Czechia: Development Paths

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Juni 2024

Seitenbereich: 19 - 48

Eingereicht: 13. Nov. 2023

Akzeptiert: 18. Apr. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/187586

Schlüsselwörtersmall farms, agricultural land, land productivity, Fann Structure Survey, agricultural census

© 2024 Michał Borychowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
small farms, agricultural land, land productivity, Fann Structure Survey, agricultural census