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Occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes in Polish soils
Provedor de dados: 65
Autores: Tumialis,Dorota; Pezowicz,Elżbieta; Skrzecz,Iwona; Mazurkiewicz,Anna; Maszewska,Justyna;
Pietraszczyk,Joanna Jarmuł; Kucharska,Kornelia.
ABSTRACT: Entomopathogenic nematodes ( Steinernematidaeand Heterorhabditidae) were studied in Polish soils according to
the: season, habitat and altitude. In total, 167 soil samples were taken from 111 localities in Poland along north-south transect.
Entomopathogenic nematodes were isolated from 53 soil samples (31.7%). Nematodes species were identified genetically from 16
samples, and in all other 37 samples nematodes were determined to the genus level. Three species of the genus Steinernema (
Steinernema kraussei, S. feltiae, S. carpocapsae) and one of the genus Heterorhabditis( Heterorhabditis megidis) were recorded.
Steinernema feltiaewas the most common species. There was not a significant association between the occurrence of nematodes
and season...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Distribution; Steinernema; Heterorhabditis; Poland; Season; Habitat.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000701126
Participation and Protected Areas Governance: the Impact of Changing Influence of Local
Authorities on the Conservation of the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Niedziałkowski, Krzysztof; Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Sustainability
Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK ; [email protected]; Paavola, Jouni;
Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK; [email protected];
Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła; Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland;
[email protected].
According to the new conservation paradigm, protected areas should contribute to the socioeconomic development of host
communities, and the latter ought to be included in participatory decision making concerning these areas. However, the
understanding of participation is ambiguous and there are at least three major approaches, which may have different impacts on
the governance of protected areas. We examine the case of the Białowieża Primeval Forest in order to trace
the effectiveness of changing modes of participation as well as to discuss the limitations and problems of public participation.
Between 1918 and 2010, the role of local authorities changed from no influence to limited control over decision making regarding
designation and...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Biał Owież A; Biodiversity conservation; Governance; National park; Participation;
Poland; Protected areas.
Ano: 2012
Four Ponto-Caspian and one American gammarid species (Crustacea, Amphipoda) recently invading
Polish waters
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Jazdzewski, Krzysztof; Konopacka, Alicja; Grabowski, Michal.
The paper discusses recent drastic changes in the composition of Polish gammarid fauna, that occurred at the end of 20th century.
This change was caused by the invasion of five alien species – four of Ponto-Caspian origin (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, D.
villosus, Obesogammarus crassus and Pontogammarus robustoides) and one of American origin (Gammarus tigrinus). Probable
invasion routes are presented.
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Biogeography; Gammarids; European waters; Poland.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/534313
A redescription of the Indo-West Pacific Spirobranchus corrugatus Straughan, 1967 (Serpulidae,
Polychaeta), and an alternative hypothesis on the nature of a group of Middle Miocene microfossils
from Poland
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Hove, Harry A. ten; Nishi, Eijiroh.
Spirobranchus corrugatus, a little known species, is redescribed based on ample material from Australia, Indonesia, Japan and the
Seychelles. The species is characterized by a seemingly porous tube, sunk into the substrate. Characteristically, the opercular plate
shows a number of radial ridges on its distal surface, resembling Middle Miocene microfossils from Poland. The ventral rim of the
opercular bulb of Sp. corrugatus bears numerous ocelli, with single lenses. A comparison with similar species is given.
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Polychaeta; Serpulidae; Indo-Pacific; Miocene; Poland.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505214
[The Fossil Record of the Eurasian Neogene Insectivores (Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha,
Mammalia), Part I.]: Poland
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Rzebik-Kowalska, B.
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Insectivore faunas; Neogene; Poland; 38.22; 42.84.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/215596
Xyeloblacus gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Blacinae) parasitoid of Xyelinae (Xyelidae:
Hymenoptera)
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Achterberg, C. van; Altenhofer, E.
The new genus Xyeloblacus (type species: Xyeloblacus leucobasis spec, nov.) is described and illustrated; it belongs to a new
tribe (Xyeloblacini van Achterberg), and two Palaearctic species are included. The type species has been reared from two Xyela
spp. ("Symphyta"; Xyelidae; Xyelinae) in Austria.
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Hymenoptera; Braconidae; Blacinae; Xyeloblacus; Palaearctic; Austria; Poland; Japan; Key; 42.75.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318162
DYNAMICS OF POLISH WHEAT PRICES IN COMPARISON TO SELECTED WORLD PRICES
IN A PERIOD OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Figiel,
Szczepan.
Poland's market reforms implemented in 1990 should possibly result in increasing price linkages between Polish and
internationally traded agricultural commodities like wheat. Using regression and cointegration analysis Polish monthly wheat
prices were found to be generally unrelated to selected world prices over the period of 1990/91 through 1996/97 mainly because
of Polish government's intervention.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poland; Price analysis; Intervention price policy; Wheat; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price
Analysis.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20864
Modeling Differentiated Quality Standards in the Agri-Food Sector: The Case of Meat Trade in the
EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rau,
Marie-Luise; van Tongeren,
Frank W.
This paper looks at trade impacts of quality related standards from the supply side of the exporting country. We argue that food
quality standards imposed by an importing country have profound effects on the market structure of the exporting industry, and
hence a significant impact on the supply response. For our analysis, we develop a stylized oligopoly model that allows for the
co-existence of complying and non-complying suppliers. The model is applied to two alternative policy options to explore
different mechanisms an importing county may use to enhance the quality of its imports. We take the Polish meat sector as an
empirical example, since after Poland's accession to the EU the tight EU food quality standards indeed apply but the process of
adjusting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality standards; Trade; Market structure; Poland; Meat sector; Oligopoly; International Relations/Trade;
Livestock Production/Industries; Q17; Q18; L1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25739
Farm Heterogeneity and Efficiency in Polish Agriculture: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,
Heinrich; Pieniadz,
Agata.
This paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm
heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. Applying the model to Polish farms, the results indicate that the
conventional random and fixed effect models overestimate the inefficiency score. In addition, the reasons for inefficiency are
analysed. It is shown that despite the fragmentation of Polish agriculture, there is no evidence for scale inefficiency. Moreover,
inefficiency could partly be attributed to factors that affect management input and requirements on farms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SFA; Random component model; Poland; Agriculture; Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44278
On Flexibility in the Polish Farming Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renner,
Swetlana; Hockmann,
Heinrich; Pieniadz,
Agata; Glauben,
Thomas.
This paper investigates the flexibility of the Polish farming sector during a transition period. Flexibility is considered to be a
farm’s ability to change output by sustaining average costs. We argue that flexibility is a crucial factor in farmers’ competitive
advantage, especially under dynamically changing environmental conditions. We propose a flexibility measure that accounts for
both input and output flexibility. This measure is used to empirically investigate the magnitude and sources of flexibility in Polish
family farming. We also identify the main factors that explain the proposed flexibility indices. The empirical findings reveal that
Polish farms use different technologies regarding their input and output flexibility. While small and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Flexibility; Family Farm; Poland; Consumer/Household Economics; Production Economics; D24; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52841
Returns from Income Strategies in Rural Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falkowski,
Jan; Jakubowski,
Maciej; Strawinski,
Pawel.
In order to stabilize and improve their income situation, rural households are strongly encouraged to diversify their activities both
in and outside the agricultural sector. Most often, however, this phenomenon takes on only moderate proportions. This paper
addresses issues of rural households’ income diversification in the case of Poland. It investigates returns from rural households’
income strategies using propensity score matching methods and extensive datasets spanning 1998-2008. Results suggest that
returns from combining farm and off-farm activities were lower than returns from specialization, namely, concentrating on
farming or on off-farm activities. Generally, farming seems to be the most attractive option for rural households and income...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income diversification; Rural areas; Propensity score matching; Poland; Community/Rural/Urban Development;
D31; O15; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114364
Facing the future: strategies and investment behaviour of polish farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez y Paloma,
Sergio; Majewski,
Edward; Raggi,
Meri; Viaggi,
Davide.
This paper analyses farm-household strategies and investment behaviour of Polish farmers with a particular focus on the perceived
effects of CAP. The paper is based on a survey of Polish farmers carried out in 2006 on a sample of 63 farms. Farmers where
selected in order to fit in the intersection of the following categories: different altitudes (plain/mountain); different specialisation
(arable crops, livestock, fruit trees), different technology (conventional, organic). The survey includes information about farm and
household structure, expectations, reaction to planned and intended investment, as well as about potential reforms such as
decoupling of EU payments. Results show multifaceted expectations toward the future. The main objectives expressed by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Single Farm Payment (SFP); Decoupling; Impact analysis; Poland;
Investment behaviour.; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7842
The Impact of Vertical Coordination on Supplier Access to Finance and Investments: Evidence from
the Polish Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dries,
Liesbeth; Swinnen,
Johan F.M.
Agricultural credit and rural finance problems are important constraints on restructuring, investment, and thus on recovery and
growth in transition countries. In this paper we study agricultural investments and financing in Polish agriculture. Our empirical
evidence is based on a 2001 survey of both dairy producing rural households and dairy companies in the North-East of Poland.
Dairy companies have played an important role in financial assistance, in particular for dairy-specific investments. In addition,
they had an important indirect impact on farm activities and investments through feed supply, and loan guarantee programs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poland; Dairy sector; Vertical coordination; Investments; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Q13;
P33.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24540
LARGE FARMS IN POLAND FOUNDED ON THE BASIS OF THE PROPERTY OF FORMER
STATE - OWNED FARMS (PGRS)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kagan,
Adam.
This paper presents economic results of three groups of large farms, in the years 2000-2005, which were founded on the basis of
the property of former state – owned farms in Poland. They were divided according their legal and organisational form into:
farms purchased, farms on lease and shareholder companies of the State Treasury. On the basis of the results of the analysis it was
concluded that all three groups are economically effective, however, farms purchased, as a legal and organisational form, are
protected against the production and market risk in the highest degree. Hence, the final direction of privatisation in Poland at the
present stage of restructuring should be the purchase of farms. It does not mean, however, that there is a need to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic efficiency; Shareholder companies of the State Treasury; Farms purchased; Farms on lease; Poland;
Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7812
The Determinants of Polish Farmers' Credit Interest Rates: Hedonic Price Analysis and Implications
for Government Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,
Martin; Latruffe,
Laure.
Our micro-econometric analysis of agricultural credit market outcomes in Poland sheds new light on the relationship between
contractual arrangements and interest rates. An innovative theoretical framework based on a hedonic market model is developed.
We interpret the factors that influence interest rates as "quality" components of the credit contract. We use unique data including
detailed information about Polish farmers' credit contracts. Both nominal interest rates and bank fees are considered. Results show
that banks prefer liquid types of collateral, and care little about the loan's purpose. The effect of government subsidies on interest
rates is small compared to the officially declared reduction of the nominal rate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural finance; Credit policy; Hedonic regression; Micro-econometrics; Poland; Agricultural and Food
Policy; Financial Economics; Q12; Q14; P32.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24757
New modes of governance of cooperative arrangements in agricultural markets: The case of Polish
producer groups
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banaszak,
Ilona; Beckmann,
Volker.
The cooperative movement in Poland has a long but difficult history. The socialistic regime introduced a command and control
system into cooperatives which was destructive to their self-governing functions and eventually led to a lack of member
involvement. There was a mass neglecting and abandonment after the transformation in particular of rural cooperatives.
Nonetheless, in the early 1990s the first farmers’ cooperative marketing organizations, called agricultural producer groups,
appeared on the market. They are bottom-up, voluntary organizations whose main purpose is to jointly sell their members’ output
Although producer groups functions similarly to marketing cooperatives, farmers establishing producer groups have been
choosing other legal forms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Co-operatives; Governance; Organizational choice; Poland; Producer groups; Socialist legacy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53269
POLAND’S ADJUSTMENT TO CHALLENGES OF CHANGING AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kowalski,
Andrzej; Wigier,
Marek; Chmielinski,
Pawel.
Paper is aimed in assessment of first period of Poland’s membership in EU and covering agriculture and rural areas with the
support under the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of future challenges faced by the agricultural policy. Analysis shows
that accession to EU became a strong impulse for growth of the Polish food economy, however the main challenge for the
Common Agricultural Policy in future, from Poland’s perspective, will be strengthening the multifunctional agriculture, i.e.
territorial cohesion and positive effects of agricultural activity on natural environment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Common agricultural policy; Rural development; Poland; Agribusiness;
Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57352
Cooperativeness and its Role in the Polish Food Production System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Przygodzka,
Renata.
Joint management for the purpose of meeting common needs has been the concept of cooperativeness for over 100 years. In
Poland, it developed in various sectors of the economy, with uneven intensity. It appeared in the food production sectors, in
particular in the dairy industry, at quite an early stage. After World War II, due to inclusion of Poland into the block of socialist
states, the concept of cooperativeness was strongly perverted, as it was identified with the process of collectivization of
agriculture, and only political prerequisites laid the foundations for such a process. Only after year 1989 possibilities of giving the
proper role to the concept of cooperativeness appeared. Currently, this role is reinforced along with the growing care for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperativeness; Food Production System; Poland; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58115
What does the 'New Quality' mean in view of Polish dairy cooperatives?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,
Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,
Agata.
This paper investigates the relationship between the chosen quality strategy and the vertical co-ordination mechanism of a focal
company by using new institutional economics, as well as strategic management approaches. The theoretical findings are tested
using evidence from 19 of the largest Polish dairy cooperatives, surveyed in spring 2006. The results show that all co-ops
recognise the changing market requirements and are treating food quality as more than plain food safety and the ability to
continuously reproduce an ex ante defined set of attributes. However, compared to investor-owned dairies, co-ops are
disadvantaged in quality-based competition due to their lower flexibility and access to financial and qualified human resources. To
overcome this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network theory; Relationship management; Quality management; Cooperatives; Poland; Agribusiness;
Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7858
Dairy supply chain modernisation in Poland – what about those not keeping the pace?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falkowski,
Jan; Malak-Rawlikowska,
Agata; Milczarek-Andrzejewska,
Dominika.
Taking into consideration a significant outflow of Polish farmers from dairy sector, we investigate what factors determine their
decision to quit milk sales. We also analyse their current revenues and compare with that of similar households that remained in
commercial milk production. Using logit model we find that severing relations with the market is mainly determined by worse
endowment of farms with dairy specific assets, smaller cow herds and older age of the farm manager. Based on semi-parametric
matching methods we find that in terms of revenues farms that decided for subsistence milk production perform worse than those
that maintained commercial dairy business. However, more detailed analysis shows that this difference could be attributed to
supply...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk production; Dairy supply chain; Subsistence farming; Matching methods; Poland; Agribusiness; Livestock
Production/Industries; Marketing; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52854
LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AS AN INCUBATOR FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF
DEBRZNO, NORTH-WESTERN POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,
Andreas.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, the gap in economic development between rural and urban regions in Poland has continuously
grown. Increasing income disparities and the lack of job opportunities have already led to an outflow of young people out of and
an increasing obsolescence in rural areas. As successful examples in different Polish regions show, endogenous initiatives may
have a lasting impact on the economic development of rural areas and are able to counter the mentioned effects. This paper
presents the results of a case study which analyses endogenous initiatives in the commune Dêbrzno, Pomorskie voivodship,
Poland. The case study results primarily rely on open interviews conducted with inhabitants, representatives of the local
government, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Endogenous initiative; Cooperation; Leader+; Poland; Community/Rural/Urban
Development; J43; P32; R11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14924
Financing Agri-Environmental Programs in Poland: The Importance of Regional Preferences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziolkowska,
Jadwiga; Kirschke,
Dieter.
The main objective of the paper is to study the importance of regional preferences in financing agri-environmental programs. The
analysis is based on results of a case study conducted in South-eastern Poland. As environmental protection in agriculture is
complex and often considered in political strategies, it is worth analyzing the differences in perception of the respective
environmental objectives from a regional perspective. Taking into account natural conditions and the economic situation in
agriculture in the voivodship Podkarpackie, the question is, how regional objectives could be achieved effectively with a given
budget. Using linear programming, we discuss in this paper, how regional preferences would guide budget allocation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental programs; Environmental objectives; Linear programming; Budget allocation; Poland;
Environmental Economics and Policy; Q14; Q57; C6.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25658
Productivity Change in Polish Agriculture: An Application of a Bootstrap Procedure to Malmquist
Indices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balcombe,
Kelvin George; Davidova,
Sophia; Latruffe,
Laure.
This paper employs bootstrapping to correct for bias and to construct confidence intervals for Malmquist TFP indices derived with
DEA. It uses these results to investigate the productivity change in Polish agriculture during a crucial period of the country's
transition to a market economy, 1996-2000, when Poland was preparing for accession to the European Union. The bias corrected
estimates show regress in productivity at an annual rate of 4 percent. The confidence intervals suggest that between two-thirds and
four-fifths of the sample farms (250) in different years might have experienced no change in productivity. The cluster analysis
based on confidence bounds reveals three paths of productivity change. Farms which recorded an increase in productivity at...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malmquist indices; Bootstrapping; Poland; Farms; Productivity change; Productivity Analysis; D24; Q12; C6.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24572
Young and Older Farmers’ Perception and Assessment of Government Agricultural Agencies in
Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zawojska,
Aldona.
This article attempts to determine significance of differences among young and older farmers’ judgments on selected performance
aspects of two EU paying agencies in Poland, namely Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA) and
Agricultural Market Agency (AMA). The survey across Poland was conducted in late 2006 on a total of 194 respondents. The
Likert-scale questionnaires were used to obtain data responses regarding the performance of the agencies. The sampling unit was
the individual farm, the respondent being the person in charge of managing the farm and being customer of both agencies. The
following hypotheses were set up for the study: 1. The young and older farmers’ perceptions of the government agencies impact
on economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Government agencies; Farmers; Poland; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43941
Modelling the Dairy Farm Size Distribution in Poland Using an Instrumental Variable Generalized
Cross Entropy Markov Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonini,
Axel; Jongeneel,
Roelof A.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the evolution of the dairy farm structure of Poland during the post-socialist period. First the
paper focuses on how the farm structure has changed over time and what path it is likely to follow in the coming decade. Second,
it is tested whether the evolution of farm size is explained by non-stationary effects. Finally, several statistical indicators are
computed on farm mobility and on which farms are likely to survive. An instrumental variable generalised cross entropy Markov
chain approach which incorporates prior information is applied for estimation. Prior information included general and plausible
information on farm mobility and structural adjustments based on independent literature. The projections show that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Farm size; Poland; Markov chain; Generalised cross entropy.; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7784
The Impact of SAPARD on the Behaviour of Farms and Food-Processing Enterprises in the Lodz
Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bryla,
Pawel.
The paper aims to improve our knowledge about the impact of a new instrument of the rural development policy on the behaviour
of farms and food-processing enterprises in the Lodz region in Poland. It seeks to explore the characteristic features of the
agricultural holdings and their owners as well as agricultural processing businesses applying for financial support in the
framework of an EU pre-accession fund. The research concerns 42 SAPARD applications submitted by farmers and 34 SAPARD
applications submitted by foodprocessing enterprises during the first year of the programme implementation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Behaviour of farms; Behaviour of food-processing enterprises; Competitiveness; Investments; Market channel
integration; Poland; SAPARD; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24419
Programming Regional Rural Development for Poland: A Research Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziolkowska,
Jadwiga.
Since Mai 2004 Poland is a new EU member country and has, due to the short membership period, little experience in creating
rural policy according to the EU regulations. Additionally, there is a centralised planning of rural policies. The aim of the poster is
to present how financing of rural policy can be improved by means of scientific programming methods. The study shows how the
modelling approach can be used to analyse the optimal budget allocation for the Polish Plan for Development of Rural Areas from
a regional perspective to better reach defined objectives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Policy for rural areas; Linear programming; Poland; Community/Rural/Urban Development;
Q10; Q18; C61; Z0.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24677
Classification of Agri-Tourism / Rural Tourism SMEs in Poland (on the Example of the Wielkopolska
Region)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Przezborska,
Lucyna.
The paper is based on data from a questionnaire survey (interviews) conducted in the western part of Poland on 183 rural tourism
and agri-tourism small and medium enterprises. The classification of enterprises was based on the methodology proposed by
Wysocki (1996) and included the k-means clustering algorithm. As the result of the research three types of SMEs were separated,
including the top resilient enterprises aimed mainly at tourism activity and usually connected with horse recreation, a cluster of
mixed SMEs for which tourism activity was an additional and less important source of income, and a group of SMEs for which
tourism activity was an additional but important source of income. The classification may be used as a hint for rural
development...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-tourism; Rural tourism; SMEs; Rural development; Poland; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24670
The Use of Bootstrapped Malmquist Indices to Reassess Productivity Change Findings: An
Application to a Sample of Polish Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balcombe,
Kelvin George; Davidova,
Sophia; Latruffe,
Laure.
The paper assesses the extent to which sampling variation affects findings about Malmquist productivity change derived using
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), in the first stage calculating productivity indices and in the second stage investigating the
farm-specific change in productivity. Confidence intervals for Malmquist indices are constructed using Simar and Wilson's (1999)
bootstrapping procedure. The main contribution of the paper is to account in the second stage for the information provided by the
bootstrap in the first stage. The DEA standard errors of the Malmquist indices given by bootstrapping are employed in an
innovative heteroscedastic panel regression, using a maximum likelihood procedure. The application is to a sample of 250 Polish
farms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Malmquist; Bootstrapping; Second-stage regression; Poland; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25793
Farm Heterogeneity and Efficiency in Polish Agriculture: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,
Heinrich; Pieniadz,
Agata.
This paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm
heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. Applying the model to Polish farms, the results indicate that the
conventional random and fixed effect models overestimate the inefficiency score. In addition, the reasons for inefficiency are
analysed. It is shown that despite the fragmentation of Polish agriculture, there is no evidence for scale inefficiency. Moreover,
inefficiency could partly be attributed to factors, which affect the management input and requirements on farms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SFA; Random component model; Poland; Agriculture; Management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7823
The Use of Economic Incentives in Developing Countries: Lessons from International Experience with
Industrial Air Pollution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blackman,
Allen; Harrington,
Winston.
To what extent should developing countries eschew conventional command and control environmental regulation that is
increasingly seen as inefficient and rely instead on economic incentives? This paper addresses this question as it pertains to
industrial air pollution. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various economic incentive instruments, presents
in-depth case studies of their application in Sweden, the United States, China, and Poland, and proposes a number of policy
guidelines. We argue that both design deficiencies and pervasive constraints on monitoring and enforcement impede the
effectiveness of economic instruments in developing countries. The latter are difficult to rectify, at least in the medium term. As a
result, tradable...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental policy; Economic incentives; Market-based instruments; Developing countries; Air pollution;
Sweden; China; Poland; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q25; Q28.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10601
DOŚWIADCZENIA ODDOLNYCH INICJATYW ROZWOJU REGIONALNEGO ORAZ
PERSPEKTYWY DLA PROGRAMU LEADER+ W REGIONIE DOLINY STRUGU W POLSCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,
Andreas.
This paper presents the results of a case study of local economic development in Dolina Strugu, Podkarpackie voivodship, Poland.
Its aim is to analyse local development problems and chances, to investigate the potential of endogenous initiatives to support
economic development, and to examine the prospects for an implementation of the EU’s initiative Leader+. The case study
primarily relies on interviews conducted with local government authorities, NGOs, business owners and farmers in summer 2005.
The hitherto unsatisfactory income situation in agriculture has been particularly precarious for the region because two thirds of the
people in working age are employed in agriculture and alternative job opportunities are mostly absent. To respond to these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Endogenous initiative; Leader+; Cooperation; Poland; Ländliche Entwicklung; Endogene
Initiative; Kooperation; Polen; Rozwój wsi; Inicjatywa lokalna; Współpraca; Polska; Community/Rural/Urban Development;
Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; P 32; Q 13; R 11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91960
FARM INVESTMENT, CREDIT RATIONING, AND PUBLIC CREDIT POLICY IN POLAND: A
MICROECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,
Martin.
The aim of this paper is to empirically analyse the effects of governmentally promoted credit access on the investment behaviour
of credit rationed farmers. This is done by specifying an empirical investment equation which is estimated on a cross-sectional
sample of Polish farm household data. In contrast to conventional neo-classical investment models, the investment equation
contains the financial variable long-term credit access, which plays the central role in this study. The econometric analysis is used
to analyse the determinants of credit access and estimate the marginal effect of credit on investment, which in turn provides the
key information for policy evaluation. The results suggest that access to subsidised credit has a significant role in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm investment; Credit policy; Poland; Microeconometrics; Agricultural Finance; Q12; Q14; P32.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14872
Evaluation of rural development programs after Poland’s accession to the EU: regional CGE
approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zawalinska,
Katarzyna.
rural policy, pillar 2, Poland
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development policy; Regional computable general equilibrium model; Poland; Agricultural and Food
Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; R13; H43; O1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51342
CHAIN QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CO-OPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,
Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,
Agata.
This paper investigates the relationship between the chosen quality strategy and the vertical co-ordination mechanism of a focal
company by using new institutional economics, as well as strategic management approaches. The theoretical findings are tested
using evidence from 19 of the largest Polish dairy cooperatives, surveyed in spring 2006. The results show that all co-ops
recognise the changing market requirements and are treating food quality as more than plain food safety and the ability to
continuously reproduce an ex ante defined set of attributes. However, compared to investor-owned dairies, co-ops are
disadvantaged in quality-based competition due to their lower flexibility and access to financial and qualified human resources. To
overcome this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network theory; Relationship management; Quality management; Cooperatives; Poland; Institutional and
Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7604
Quality Management in Supply Chain Networks - The Case of Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,
Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,
Agata.
In this article we suggest that rising quality requirements are key factors for the redesign of food chains. We argue that the food
supply proceeds through pyramidalhierarchical strategic networks coordinated by powerful focal firms. These firms choose a
quality strategy and employ chain quality management concepts by exerting managerial discretion to achieve the super-ordinate
network aims. We introduce and elaborate upon two types of chain quality management: strategic and operative. The theoretical
findings have been tested using evidence from the Polish dairy market. Semi-structured interviews were conducted across the
various hierarchical levels of the 19 largest Polish dairy cooperatives during the spring of 2006. The results show that the firms’...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chain quality management; Dairy cooperatives; Network theory; Poland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food
Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production
Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44903
Optimal Grain Marketing Revisited: A German and Polish Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loy,
Jens-Peter; Pieniadz,
Agata.
Increasing grain price volatility over the last year has revived the discussion on optimal marketing strategies. Various models of
optimal grain marketing have been proposed and simulated in the literature. In this study an overview on these models is
presented and critical aspects are discussed. Optimal strategies are then applied to the wheat market in Germany and Poland.
Results indicate that gains from optimal marketing are rather small and uncertain in the real world, indicating that scientific
assistance might be of limited importance. However, an understanding of optimization and price generating processes is likely to
improve farmers’ decisions, e.g. if farmers have additional (private) information to improve price forecasts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grain Marketing; Storage; Germany; Poland; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price
Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Q13; D81; C15; C22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51058
Changes in Competitiveness of Farm Sector in Candidate Countries Prior to the EU Accession: The
Case of Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zawalinska,
Katarzyna.
Prior to the EU accession Polish agricultural sector was experiencing serious structural problems. Not surprisingly Polish
agricultural negotiations with EU were the toughest. Polish officials wanted to convince domestic rural electorate that the farms
will operate on the competitive basis in enlarged EU. This paper investigates, however, how the competitiveness has been
evolving yet prior to the accession, given the strong pressures within which it had to operate. We asked if Polish farms were
responsive to this pressure - that is whether they were able to increase their productivity sufficiently to counter negative forces at
work and maintain their competitiveness. The research showed a gloomy picture of declining farm productivity together with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Productivity; Farm sector; Transition; Poland; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24520
Explaining differences in farms efficiencies in Polish agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,
Heinrich; Pieniadz,
Agata.
This paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm
heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. When the model is applied to Polish farms, the results indicate that the
conventional random and fixed effect models overestimate the potential production increases due to the reduction of inefficiency.
Additionally, our findings provide evidence of the importance of input quality for efficiency analysis. Moreover, the results
indicate that farm heterogeneity is a significant determinant of agricultural production. We found that differences in productivity
between the farms can partly be attributed to farm size, degree of integration in the product markets and incurred transaction...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SFA; Random component model; Poland; Agriculture; Firm heterogeneity; Farm Management; Labor and
Human Capital; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; C23; D24; L23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51051
Dairy supply chain restructuring and its impact on farmers' revenues in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falkowski,
Jan; Malak-Rawlikowska,
Agata; Milkczarek-Andrzejewska,
D.
Supply chain restructuring and its impact on farmers’ situation have become the subject of vast interest among agricultural
economists. However, there have been relatively few studies trying to quantitatively asses this issue. This paper analyses the
impact of supply chain modernisation on dairy farmers in Poland. It is shown that joining the modern marketing channel
positively affects farmers’ revenues. The decision to enter the modern channel is crucially dependent on access to funds and
facilitated by having larger cow herds.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Restructuring; Dairy sector; Poland; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44060
FÖRDERUNG DER ENTWICKLUNG DES LÄNDLICHEN RAUMES IN POLEN UND BAYERN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,
Wojciech; Happe,
Kathrin.
This paper compares the polish Programme for Rural Development (PROW) and the Bavarian counterpart (BayZAL). The focus
is on comparing objectives and Instruments. The different development axes are at the centre of the analysis. The two programmes
differ with regard to funding. The programmes are based on differing philosophies concerning the funding of different measures.
These are due to differences in economic development and the quality of the human capital in rural areas. Both programmes
emphasise measures related to agriculture despite of the claim to target at the whole rural area.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Entwicklung ländlicher Räume; Vergleichende Analyse; Polen; Bayern; Rural development; Comparative
analysis; Poland; Bavaria; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International
Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91904
Credit Rationing in the Polish Farm Sector: A Microeconometric Analysis Based on Survey Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,
Martin.
The objective of this paper is to empirically detect credit rationing of Polish farms. Based on cross-sectional survey data and
motivated by a microeconomic farm household model, this effort is pursued by a methodology consisting of three interrelated
steps. These steps include the analysis of qualitative survey data regarding farmers' experience with bank credit, based on this an
econometric estimation of internal shadow prices of credit for the credit constrained sub-sample of respondents, and finally an
investigation of interdependencies between determinants of consumption and production that should be influenced by the presence
of a binding credit constraint. The results of the empirical analysis consistently suggest that among the observed randomly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture credit; Credit rationing; Interest subsidy; Microeconometrics; Poland; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24951
Marketing dynamics and management excellence. The sources of successful internationalization of
food processing company from transition economy (Case: MASPEX - Poland)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lawniczak-Goscinska,
Katarzyna.
The paper presents a case story of the fall and rise of the food industry in Poland's transition economy, illustrated with the
example of one of its most successful companies. The author distinguishes three stages of the economic transition of Poland: ·
stage one, in which the Polish food processing industry collapsed, faced with fierce foreign competition after the implementation
of a strategy of liberalization and privatization; · stage two (since late 1990s) when young, dynamic and relatively well- educated
Polish entrepreneurs and managers not only started to regain the local market but also begun international expansion, intensifying
exports, primarily to EU markets, · stage three, during which the internationalization took the form of FDI in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poland; Food processing industry; Internationalization; Transition economy.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10096
Testing Theories of Cooperative Arrangements in Agricultural Markets: Results from Producer
Groups in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banaszak,
Ilona.
The main question posed in the paper asks why do some cooperative arrangements in agricultural markets survive and succeed
and others fail? We define “ success” and factors affecting success of cooperation using transaction costs theory and game
theory. Transaction costs theory provides insights on comparative advantage of one form of organization versus others and
proposes, while game theory focuses on interdependencies between partners entering the arrangements. Data were collected from
62 Polish farmer cooperative organizations called producer groups. The main aim of those organizations was to organize joint
sales of output produced individually by their members. Some of the groups were functioning effectively while others that had
disbanded or were no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperation; Agricultural markets; Producer groups; Poland; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7837
Transforming the functional structure of Poland’s rural areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banski,
Jerzy.
This article is devoted to changes in the functional structure of Poland’s rural areas in the years 1988-1999, that is – in the period
of transition from the socialist to market economy and the country’s preparations for the EU accession. As the result of functional
classification of rural areas carried out in 1999, it proved possible to identify ten functional classes, which can be associated into
five groups (i.e. areas with an agricultural function, with equal contribution from different functions, with prevalent forestry, with
prevalent tourist/rest-and-recreation function, and with prevalent non-agricultural function). The functional classification obtained
revealed that the ten-year period brought a strengthening of the agricultural function in...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Poland; Functional structure; Rural areas; Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban
Development.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122654
The Impact of Social Capital on Farm and Household Income: Results of a Survey among Individual
Farmers in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolz,
Axel; Fritzsch,
Jana; Reinsberg,
Klaus.
Private farming is the dominant mode of agricultural production in most European countries. Not all farmers are equally
successful, economically. In this paper it is analysed whether social capital is an important factor contributing to higher
agricultural incomes. Based on the findings of a farm survey in Poland among 410 farmers by adopting factor and multiple
regression analysis it can be deduced that social capital is indeed a significant factor determining the level of agricultural income.
However, its impact not that clear-cut as anticipated. More in-depth analysis will be needed in the future.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross sectional models; Empirical research; Farm income; Individual (private) farms; Social capital; Poland;
Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24442
Do Cooperative Banks Really Serve Agricultural Sector in Poland?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zawojska,
Aldona; Siudek,
Tomasz.
The aim of the paper is to assess the potential of cooperative banks for serving agricultural sector in Poland and to identify the
areas with the most development potential. We discuss the transformation process in the cooperative banking system under market
economy, and in particular investigate importance of cooperative banks for farms' financing on the basis of our survey of banks.
Moreover, the role of cooperative banks in transmission of Government policy supporting farm sector in Poland is discussed. We
find that despite growing competition from the commercial banking sector, farms and rural households in Poland are still of major
importance for the cooperative banks in Poland.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperative banks; Agricultural sector; Poland; Agricultural Finance; G21; O18; Q14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24479
Institutions and properties of the transaction: influences on land rental contract design in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hurrelmann,
Annette.
The article analyses influences on the design of land rental contracts in Poland. Attention is paid to the effect of both the
properties of the transaction as identified in Transaction Cost Economics (asset-specificity, uncertainty, frequency) and the
features of the institutional environment (legal as well as customary rules) as studied by the Economics of Property Rights. The
conclusion is that institutional influences have a very strong effect and should not be disregarded in the explanation of contract
choice.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Institutions; Transaction costs; Contract choice; Poland; Land market; Institutional and Behavioral Economics;
Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97390
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A FLEDGLING DEMOCRACY: THE POTENTIAL OF THE
POLISH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doye,
Damona G.
Agricultural economists who serve as educators in emerging democracies have the opportunity to contribute to economic
development by building human capital. A channel for educators to share lessons learned in these countries could benefit
individuals preparing for assignments in foreign countries. Understanding the cultural and social differences in decision-making
systems is critical to successful educational program development and implementation. Individuals in the emerging democracies
often need training in management and market economics to apply at institutional as well as personal levels. Similar training for
recipients of economic development funds could result in more effective application of funds.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International education; International extension; Poland; International Development;
Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15192
Tradable Green Certificates as a Policy Instrument? A Discussion on the Case of Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heinzel,
Christoph; Winkler,
Thomas.
Quota obligation schemes based on tradable green certificates have become a popular policy instrument to expand power
generation from renewable energy sources (RES). Their application, however, can neither be justified as a first-best response to a
market failure, nor, in a second-best sense, as an instrument mitigating distortionary effects of the emissions externality, if an
emissions trading system exists that fully covers the energy industry. We study how ancillary reasons, in form of overcoming
various barriers for RES use and establishing beneficial side-effects, such as industry development, energy security, and
abatement of pollutants not covered under the ETS, apply to the scheme recently introduced in Poland. While setting substantial
expansion...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tradable green certificates; Environmental policy; Poland; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95068
Transformation and its Impact on Structural Changes in Polish Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Przygodzka,
Renata; Dziemianowicz,
Ryta Iwona.
The following article analyses the structural changes of the Polish agriculture, which have been influenced by the transformation
processes. These processes have been caused and influenced by phenomenas of a various scope and impact, but from the point of
view of functioning of agricultural farming a few major factors may be outlined. Amongst the mentioned factors one can find:
price decontrol and liberalisation, which have influenced the processes of price and agricultural products realisation, international
trade realisation, which have ‘ forced’ the increase of business competitiveness in the rural areas, liquidation of state owned and
monopolized farming institutions, the lack of which has given those areas the push towards individualized...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transformation; Structural changes(transformations); Agriculture; Poland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm
Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7836
EXPERIENCE WITH ENDOGENOUS RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND THE
PROSPECTS FOR LEADER+ IN THE REGION "DOLINA STRUGU", POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,
Andreas.
This paper presents the results of a case study of local economic development in Dolina Strugu, Podkarpackie voivodship, Poland.
Its aim is to analyse local development problems and chances, to investigate the potential of endogenous initiatives to support
economic development, and to examine the prospects for an implementation of the EU's initiative Leader+. The case study
primarily relies on interviews conducted with local government authorities, NGOs, business owners and farmers in summer 2005.
The hitherto unsatisfactory income situation in agriculture has been particularly precarious for the region because two thirds of the
people in working age are employed in agriculture and alternative job opportunities are mostly absent. To respond to these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Endogenous initiative; Leader+; Cooperation; Poland; Community/Rural/Urban
Development; P32; Q13; R11.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14907
MODELING HETEROGENEITY IN PRODUCTION MODELS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM
INDIVIDUAL FARMING IN POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,
Heinrich; Pieniadz,
Agata; Goraj,
Lech.
This discussion paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm
heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. Applying the model to Polish farms, the results indicate that the
conventional random and fixed effect models overestimate the inefficiency score. In addition, the reasons for inefficiency are
analyzed. It is shown that despite the fragmentation of Polish agriculture, there is no evidence for scale inefficiency. Moreover,
inefficiency could partly be attributed to factors, which affect the management input and requirements on farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: SFA; Random component model; Poland; Management.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Productivity
Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; D24.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91733
Accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to the European Union: Impacts on
Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuller,
Frank H.; Beghin,
John C.; Fabiosa,
Jacinto F.; Mohanty,
Samarendu; Fang,
Cheng; Kaus,
Phillip
J.
Using a world agricultural multimarket model, we analyze the consequences of enlargement of the European Union (EU) to
include the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland for agricultural markets. We produce a market outlook through the year 2010
for two enlargement scenarios, which are based on different assumptions regarding the restrictions on grain and dairy production
in the acceding countries. In both scenarios, accession of the three Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) leads to a
permanent but moderate decrease in EU prices for virtually all commodities. For the three acceding CEECs, domestic prices
increase dramatically. Their final consumption of agricultural products decreases in most instances, while production rises. Higher
domestic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: CAP; Economic integration; EU enlargement; Agricultural trade; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18388
VERGLEICH DER BERGLANDWIRTSCHAFT IN POLEN UND DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,
Wojciech; Happe,
Kathrin.
This paper summarises results of a expert interviews on the state and development of agriculture and rural areas in selected
municiapalities in the Polish Carapatian mountains and in the German Alps. Compared to the German Alps, the Polish region has
a number of particularities originating from the different history and the transformation process. The overall development in the
Polish region is still lagging behind. The implementation of measures of the Common Agricultural Policy has not yet led to
significant structural changes in the Carpathian region. The surveyed experts have identified a positive perspective for the
development of agriculture. They expect tourism and agriculture to be the main sources of income. A complete disappearance of
agriculture...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Berglandwirtschaft; Entwicklungsperspektiven; Polen; Bayern; Mountainous areas; Development perspectives;
Poland; Bavaria; Rolnictwo górskie; Perspektywy rozwoju; Polska; Bawaria; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm
Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91905
Economic Situation and Development Perspectives of Farms in Poland - An Analysis Based on Survey
Data from Selected Polish Voivodships and a Comparison with German Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,
Martin; Spychalski,
Grzegorz; Switlyk,
Michal; Tyran,
Ewa.
The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of farm-level data collected in a survey of 464 Polish farms in 2000. Performance
indicators of farms in three Polish voivodships are compared with farm accountancy data from two German Länder. The results
show that Polish farms are much less profitable than their German counterparts. The gap in income levels is much higher between
persons employed in the agricultural sector than between average working persons in the two countries. Living standards of the
Polish farm population in the north-west exceed those in the south-east of the country. The analysis suggests that the lower
profitability of farms has two major reasons. First, farms in the German regions receive much higher levels of subsidies. Second,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Farm performance; Survey data; Poland; Germany; International Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98251
ADJUSTMENT OF POLAND’S AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECTOR TO CHALLENGES OF
AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kowalski,
Andrzej; Wigier,
Marek; Chmielinski,
Pawel.
Paper is aimed in assessment of first period of Poland’s membership in EU and covering agriculture and rural areas with the
support under the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of future challenges faced by the agricultural policy. Analysis shows
that accession to EU became a strong impulse for growth of the Polish food economy, however the main challenge for the
Common Agricultural Policy in future, from Poland’s perspective, will be strengthening the multifunctional agriculture, i.e.
territorial cohesion and positive effects of agricultural activity on natural environment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Common agricultural policy; Rural development; Poland; Agricultural and Food
Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91129
Supply chain restructuring and its impact on farmers' income - the evidence from dairy sector in
Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Milczarek-Andrzejewska,
Dominika; Malak-Rawlikowska,
Agata; Falkowski,
Jan; Wilkin,
Jerzy.
Supply chain restructuring and its impact on farmers’ situation have become the subject of vast interest among agricultural
economists. However, there have been relatively few studies trying to quantitatively asses this issue. This paper analyses the
impact of supply chain modernisation on dairy farmers in Poland. It is shown that joining the modern marketing channel
positively affects farmers’ incomes. The decision to enter the modern channel is crucially dependent on access to funds and
facilitated by having larger cow herds.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain restructuring; Dairy sector; Poland; Agricultural Finance; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44367
Re-evaluation of Welfare Changes during the Transition in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,
Sonya Kostova; Johnson,
Stanley R.
The costs of shortages and rationing are not captured by standard consumer price indices. Thus the change in real gross domestic
product (GDP) per capita is an overestimate of welfare losses in transition economies. In this study virtual prices are used to
calculate new cost-of-living indices, making it possible to construct more accurate pre- and postreform welfare comparisons. The
results for Poland using virtual prices show a 62 to 84 percent decline in welfare over the transition period 1987 to 1992. This
welfare loss is approximately one-third the value obtained using actual prices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Transition economy; Poland; Cost-of-living indices; Political Economy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18567
POLAND'S AGRICULTURE: SERIOUS COMPETITOR OR EUROPE'S POORHOUSE? SURVEY
RESULTS ON FARM PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED POLISH VOIVODSHIPS AND A
COMPARISON WITH GERMAN FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,
Martin; Spychalski,
Grzegorz; Switlyk,
Michal; Tyran,
Ewa.
The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of farm-level data collected in a survey of 464 Polish farms in 2000. Performance
indicators of farms in three Polish voivodships are compared with farm accountancy data from two German Länder. The results
show that Polish farms were much less profitable than their German counterparts. The gap in income levels is much higher
between persons employed in the agricultural sector than between average working persons in the two countries. Living standards
within the Polish farm sector decline from the north-west to the south-east. The analysis suggests that the lower profitability of
farms is a consequence of pronounced structural deficiencies due to a quite unfavourable workforce-land ratio on Polish farms
and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Farm performance; Survey data; Poland; Germany; Farm Management; Q12; C81; P32.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14894
STIMULATING COOPERATION AMONG FARMERS IN A POST-SOCIALIST ECONOMY:
LESSONS FROM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE MARKETING PARTNERSHIP IN POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,
Andreas; Petrick,
Martin.
This paper shows how the involvement of local governments and individuals allowed the successful creation of a public-private
partnership for agricultural marketing in South-Eastern Poland, despite a generally negative perception of cooperation among the
rural population. While the regional distribution network for agricultural products is largely market-based, the partnership only
emerged due to collective action between local leaders. The partnership does not require farmers to become shareholders, uses a
small decision making body and offers complementary services to farmers. However, there has been little stimulation of broader
development activities within the local society, and the involvement of local governments has become unstable over time.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public-private partnership; Endogenous initiatives; Rural development; Poland; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7580
Empirical Tests of Impacts of Rationing: The Case of Poland in Transition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,
Sonya Kostova; Johnson,
Stanley R.
This study tests the theory of rationing, examining changes in household consumption behavior during the transition to a market
economy in Poland, 1987– 92. A model of consumption under rationing is developed and fitted to prereform quarterly data from
the Polish Household Budget Survey. Virtual prices, prices at which consumers would have voluntarily chosen the rationed levels
of goods, are derived for food and housing. The prereform Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) model with rationing is
estimated. Estimates from the virtual AIDS yield plausible values for price and income elasticities. The AIDS model (without
rationing) is also fitted to postreform quarterly household survey data for comparison and evaluation. When the two sets of results
are compared,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; Hicksian; Poland; Rationing; Transition; Political Economy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18613
Impediments to Employment and Enterprise Diversification: Evidence from Small-Scale Farms in
Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaplin,
Hannah; Davidova,
Sophia; Gorton,
Matthew.
In an environment of low returns to agricultural activities and slow structural change, both employment and enterprise
diversification have been presented as possible strategies for raising the incomes of farm households. This paper focuses on the
barriers to taking up off-farm employment and establishing new non-agricultural enterprises. Factor and cluster analysis are
applied to a data-set of individual farms in Poland in order to identify groups of households facing similar constraints and profile
policy measures that are most likely to assist diversification. The majority of non-diversifiers are unlikely to become pluriactive in
the near future due to a combination of age, a desire to concentrate on farming and remoteness. Farm households that are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poland; Diversification; Off-farm employment; Non-agricultural enterprises; Cluster analysis; Industrial
Organization; Labor and Human Capital; R0; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24760
IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC REFORM IN POLAND; INCIDENCE AND WELFARE CHANGES
WITHIN A CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,
Sonya Kostova; Johnson,
Stanley R.
The costs of shortages/rationing are not captured by standard consumer price indices. Thus the change in real GDP per capita is
an over estimate of welfare losses in transition economies. In this study, virtual prices are used to calculate new cost of living
indices, making it possible to construct more accurate pre- and post-reform welfare comparisons. The results for Poland using
virtual prices show 62-84 percent decline in welfare over the transition 1987-92. This welfare loss is approximately one-third the
value obtained using actual prices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rationing; Cost of living index; Transition economies; Poland; Political Economy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18265