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2.3.
THESTRUCTUREOFPOLAND’SAGRIBUSINESSANDITSCHANGES
traitsofthelandusedforproductionoffood-relatedresourcesandlawsofbiol-
ogycauseagriculturetohavealowereffectivenessofworkandcapitalcompared
toothercomponentsofagribusiness.Ontheotherhand,agriculturalproduction
ofplantsandanimalsisthemostaffectedbyenvironmentalfactors.Plantpro-
ductionisbasicallyGdefenseless”inthisregard.Theproducercansufferalmost
completelossesinadverseconditions,whilewhenotheractivitiesreliantonthe
environment(e.g.construction,transportation)arefacedwithadverseconditions,
theresultisunrealizedgains(profits)andpossibleminorlosses.
Theabove-mentionedbiologicalandtechnologicaltraitsofagriculturalproduc-
tioncausetheeconomicrelationswithinagribusinesstobecometheleastadvan-
tageousforagriculturalresources.
Pricesofthemeansofagriculturalproductionareovervaluedcomparedtoother
products.Asaresult,themarketpositionofagricultureisworseningcomparedto
otherbranchesofthenationaleconomy,whichisfurtherstrengthenedbyarigid
demandforfood.
Theconstantproblemofincomedisparitybetweenfarmersandotheroccupa-
tionalgroups.Itistheprimarydeterminantoftheagrarianissue.Moreover,it
bearsmentioningthatruralareaseitherlackcivilizationalinfrastructureorhave
lessofitthancities.Thisentailsreducedaccessofruralpopulationtolargesu-
permarkets,publictransport,banks,restaurants,stadiums,cinemas,theaters,
publicadministrationoffices,highways,thesubway.Avastmajorityofthisin-
frastructurehasbeenfinancedbypublicfunds,andinpracticeisonlyavailable
totheurbanpopulation.
Agricultureprovidessocietywithpublicgoods,including:thequalityofthe
landscape,environmentandspace,whilereceivingnocompensationforit
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thissituation,agriculturebenefitsfrompublicinterventionsonanationaland
EU-widescale.
2.3.ThestructureofPoland’sagribusinessanditschanges
ThestructureofagribusinessbothinPolandandothereconomicallydevelopedcoun-
triesisundergoingchanges.Thisarisesfromdevelopmentprocessesintheeconomy
ofagivencountryorgroupofcountries.Thesechangestothestructureofagribusi-
nessarelinkedwithanincreaseintotalproductionandgrossaddedvalueofthe
foodandtradeindustry.Simultaneously,thepresenceofagricultureitselfandthe
supplyindustryisshrinking(forreasonsenumeratedabove).Thus,theparticipation
ofagribusinessatlargeinthenationaleconomyisshrinking,whileitsproduction
isexpanding.
6Ibidem.
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