THE ROLE OF THE AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIES IN ENSURINGTHE FOOD SECURITY IN POLISH AGRIBUSINESS
2017
Zofia Szewczyk
The purpose of the paper is to introduce the role of agri-food industry in the context of food securityin present agribusiness. Descriptive and comparative method of analysis has been used. In 2004-2014 theexport value of agri-food products increased four times and the import value three times. In 2008-2015,the number of food companies decreased of 11.8% but the value of sold food products increased of 34.7%and beverage of 4.9%. Investment expenditures for food production increased of 13.6% and for beveragesdecreased in the number of 37.0%. Agri-food industry companies have a leading role in food productionand providing of food security.
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