RESEARCH PAPER
LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN POLAND
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Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki Żywnościowej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Submission date: 2021-03-03
Final review date: 2021-03-29
Acceptance date: 2021-06-01
Publication date: 2021-06-21
Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics 2021;367(2):16-30
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The aim of the article is to outline the approach to developing a long-term
strategy for sustainable development of agriculture in Poland. The author pre-
sents the issues to be considered when pursuing such a strategy. It is limited to
three issues: justification for agricultural transformation towards sustainability,
approach to strategy pursuing and strategy outline. The analysis was made on
the basis of literature and the author’s own reflections.
It was found that the transformation of agriculture towards sustainability re-
quires developing an appropriate long-term strategy, which in particular would
create a framework for ongoing programs and policy interventions. When imple-
menting the strategy – generational change – some objectives result directly from
EU policy – in particular achieving climate neutrality and preventing biodiversity
decline. Moreover, the objectives which cannot be ignored include soil fertility
and food security. There is a need to develop scenarios for achieving these objec-
tives with regard to the welfare and aspirations of the new generation, taking into
account progress (innovation) and new demographic, climate, environmental,
social, and cultural conditions at the national and international level.