Incomes of ecological farms in functional regions of rural areas in Lower Silesia
2010
Golinowska, M.,Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wroclawiu, Wroclaw (Poland); Wydzial Przyrodniczo-Technologiczny, Katedra Ekonomii i Zarzadzania
In 2008 in Lower Silesia there were registered 879 ecological farms, out of which 11,7 percent farms located in I functional region of rural areas. 12,6 percent in II region, 46,8 percent in III, 17,6 percent in IV and 11,3 percent in V functional region. Investigation regarding incomes involved 39 ecological farms, which constituted 4 percent of general population. The farms were divided according to the following area groups: to 9,99 ha, 10,00 _ 29,99 ha, 30,00 _ 49,99 ha and over 50,00 ha. Selection of farms in particular regions and area groups was done due to purposive - random method. Average farm size amounted 50,43 ha, while leasehold covered about 50 percent of farm area. Diversification of farm areas ranged from 2,2 ha to 266,4 ha. Among ecological farms subjected to examination 84,6 percent were the holders of ecological farm certificate, while the remaining 15,4 percent were in the course of their transformation. Incomes obtained from 1 ha varied considerably, ranging from 295 to 2559 PLN/ha. Within incomes structure, agricultural production subsidies amounted from 11,6 percent to 36,8 percent, depending on farm size and average value for the whole examined sample was w 25,5percent. 35,9 percent of farmers involved in investigation stated that ecological production subsidies were sufficient, while the remaining group (64,1 percent) estimated that subsidies were too low and they proposed from 40 to 400 percent higher sums than the current ones
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