PL
Once Polish agriculture became covered by the principles of the EU Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), it enforced adaptation activities in farms in order to adjust to the rules of competition on single European market. In small-farm regions these activities are undertaken in specific conditions resulting from small sizes of farms, their weak linking with the market, as well as underinvestment, excess of labour and loi commodity production rates/shares. These factors constitute fundamental barriers for improvement of farm competitiveness. Recent research studies indicate that, over the period of 2002-2006, farmers undertook adaptation activities in their farms to meet EU requirements, in order to gain firmer hold or better position on the market, including mainly the purchase of machines and land. Institutional assistance in performing these changes was hardly noticeable. Generally, farmers indicated support in the sphere of direct advising and information obtained from employees of Agricultural Advisory Centres (ODRs). The changes realized already (and those planned by 2010) in farms provide evidence that farmers are aware of the necessity to meet the EU requirements and competitiveness in respect to other European farms. Most often they are larger units, the owners of which have better professional preparation and are more prone or susceptible to changes.
EN
W opracowaniu poddano ocenie zakres zmian dokonanych i planowanych w gospodarstwach oraz znaczenie doradztwa w ich realizacji w aspekcie poprawy konkurencyjności gospodarstw, co jest szczególnie ważne w okresie czterech lat członkostwa Polski w UE. W inicjowaniu i wdrażaniu zmian pomagają rolnikom głównie pracownicy ODR. Skuteczność oddziaływania doradztwa na procesy modernizacji gospodarstw zależy nie tylko od wiedzy i umiejętności doradców, ale także od postaw rolników i ich podatności na zmiany oraz innych uwarunkowań wynikających z funkcjonowania na rynku europejskim.