Regional competitiveness of agriculture in Poland

Anna Kołodziejczak; Tomasz Kossowski

doi:10.53098/wir.2014.3.164/04

Authors

Anna Kołodziejczak Author is researcher of Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Tomasz Kossowski Author is researcher of Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53098/wir.2014.3.164/04

Keywords:

competitiveness, agriculture, regional competitiveness of agriculture, Poland

Abstract

Regional competitiveness determines a an ability to compete on agricultural markets and allows an assessment of the importance of agriculture in regional development. This article presents a model of the regional competitiveness of agriculture in Poland based on a conception of a regional competitiveness pyramid for a single-branch sector that only embraces agriculture. Decisions in support of agricultural competitiveness must be adjusted to the natural and organisational-economic conditions of individual regions. Ample labour resources and a low level of environmental pollution are beneficial for production diversification and, together with state intervention, are factors strengthening the position of regions in their competitive struggle.

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