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Poland's joining the European Union is faced with a lot of difficulties. The biggest is created by the Polish agriculture whose picture departs from the agriculture in the Union's countries. It is much size-reduced, needs more workers, is less equipped, reaches lower production level and much lower productivity. On the other hand, however, it is characterized by lower production costs and more natural methods thereof. Additional difficulties result from enormous regional differentiation originated in Poland's loss of independence and regional desintegration in the 19th century. It necessitates introducing different agricultural policies towards these different regions. Polish agriculture is much less subsidized than in the Union's countries. It is a matter of discussion, if the subsidies will be extended after Poland's accesion. Earlier, prior to the accesion, it would be absolutely necessary for the Union to start the so-called pre-accesion funds in order to supplement and renovate production assets, to modernize technology and farms as well as to improve their productivity and profitability. Most Polish farmers represent the opinion that integration with the European Union will bring negative results for them.