Regional differentiation in uptaking the CAP funds on agri-environmental programmes in Poland
2011
Pietrzykowski, R., Warsaw Univ. of Life Sciences (Poland). Faculty of Economics | Wicki, L., Warsaw Univ. of Life Sciences (Poland). Faculty of Economics
This paper aims to present regional differences of the intensity of use of the CAP programmes dedicated to environment protection. The analysis covered the period of 2004-2009. The used data have been obtained from ARMA and CSO statistics. They are especially related to the implementation of particular programmes of Axis 2 of the Rural Development Programme (LFA, agri-environmental, afforestation). The study is based on the indicators as the number of applications per 1,000 farms, and the value of support for a one farm and per 1 ha of agricultural land. The cluster analysis method as well as Morgan spatial correlation coefficient was used for the division of provinces into groups. It was found that there were significant differences in the use of subsidies for agri-environmental programmes between the provinces in Poland. The lowest absorption of subsidies was in provinces in the South of Poland, and the highest in the provinces of Zachodniopomorskie, Pomorskie, and Lubuskie. In the latter, the number of applications per 1000 farm exceeded 800; whereas there were no more than 500 applications per 1000 farms in the group of provinces in the Southern part of Poland. The amount of subsidies granted exceeded PLN 200 per hectare in the provinces where the farmers very actively competing for the implementation of agri-environmental programmes; however, only about PLN 100 per hectare in such with low farmers activity. The main factors associated with the low use of subsidies for environment protection and conservation is the small acreage of farms and relatively high soil quality. The subsidies probably do not fully cover the costs of implementation of some of operations, especially in small farms. Only LFA subsidies have been used fully, since their uptaking does not involve any additional costs. The subsidies support environment protection mainly in the regions with larger farms.
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