RESEARCH PAPER
“FARM TO FORK” STRATEGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEEF PRODUCTION SECTOR IN POLAND
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Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
Submission date: 2021-07-29
Final review date: 2021-09-18
Acceptance date: 2021-10-04
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics 2021;369(4):25-44
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The article deals with the “Farm to Fork” Strategy, which is the European
Union document significant for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy and
the effects of its implementation for the beef sector in Poland, as well as an important
element of agri-food exports. The analysis uses a “desk research” study
to consider the EU legal acts and strategic documents (including CAP Strategic
Plan), as well as documents of Eurostat, international organizations (FAO,
OECD), and industry organizations. The analysis was performed using an expert
method. The study was limited to four groups of issues: greenhouse gas emissions,
eco-schemes, antibiotics, and animal welfare. It was concluded that the actions
specified in the strategy aimed at considering external costs of food production
(particularly health and environmental) would inevitably result in an increase in
its prices, because, according to the analyses, the costs even exceed the market
value of food. So far, they have been covered by taxpayers, consumers, and other
entities. In this situation, according to the Commission, it seems justified to gradually
abandon the cheap food policy, which is justified in poorer countries.