Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Jakub GOŁAŚ

The main aim of the article was to characterize development and legal frameworks of the organic farming in Poland. The study focuses mainly on such aspects as number and structure of organic producers, structure of lands employed in organic production, organization, productivity and profitability of organic farms in comparison to conventional farms and finally legal frameworks of organic agriculture in Poland and UE. In terms of economic aspects, it should be firstly noted that statistical data clearly shows that domestic organic agriculture sector has significantly developed since the accession of Poland to the EU. It should be also highlighted that conventional and organic farms differ in terms of productivity and profitability where all levels are higher for conventional forms. In terms of legal aspects, the study mainly focuses on analysis of complex legal provisions of both community and domestic law. The Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 defines basic and fundamental principles of community policy related to organic agriculture when domestic act on organic agriculture of 25th June 2009 constitutes structural system of organic agriculture’s control.

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