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The paper presents the way of influencing development of multifunctional and sustainable agriculture by rural local governments. The starting point of development process is investment in social capital so as to encourage local initiatives, such as entrepreneurship or switching to another type of agricultural production. Additionally, other measures have to be implemented to support those initiatives. Those measures consist of different types of tax incentives, financing the development of local infrastructure (also the one which serves agriculture), proper management of local property, direct expenditures on agriculture, financing different kinds of vocational trainings for citizens and administration employees.