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Agricultural space consists of land with its infrastructure, water resources, atmosphere and climatic conditions, which determine the conditions for agricultural activities. The human being is the subject of the space. This paper discussed some interdisciplinary problems of agricultural space considering lack of possibilities, not only in Poland, of full using production potential and labor resources. The problems encountered are choosing intensity level of agricultural space usage, changes in ways of agricultural land utilization, consolidation of farm fields and forests, the role of water retention on small rivers and protection of environment against degradation. Intensities of land use and animal husbandry are controlled by marginal profitability of inputs. However, a threshold set by ecological premises certainly lies below that level. Knowledge and biological progress are of increasing importance in this case. In the situation of farms, fragmentation even the high profitability of production does not ensure utilization of labor resources as well as achieving the income fulfilling needs of farmers' families. The scientific community's work on the issue of rural areas and agriculture ought to take into consideration the aspects of social development and managing the agricultural space.