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A subject of the paper was analysis of performance of activities on areas of unfavourable farming circumstances, what were taken during PROW realization from between 2004 and 2006 to between 2007 and 2013. Such activities had to ensure development of farms which were located on areas characterizing with difficult soil, climatic and demographic conditions. 38.1 per cent of total domestic farm land area and 46.7 per cent of total domestic population of farms were included into the survey. All researched farms have competed about area payments. Between 2004 and 2006 were put around 700 thousand the applications in average. Farmers having titles to area payments obtained then 3.7 billion PLN of financial support. Between 2007 and 2008 a number of the applications increased up to 5.4 per cent. A farmer getting the support was obligated to keep principles of good usual agricultural practice.