, whereas in 2011 production carried out at this stocking density would result in losses. To maintain the current income level of farmers, it would require an increase of 5-6% in meat prices. key words: broiler, stocking density, broiler production income Development of animal production technology allowed production of animals on growing production scale in modern, fully equipped houses. Due to the climatic conditions of Poland, broiler chickens are kept in poultry houses, which should provide animals with optimal welfare and living conditions. Currently, the systems used to *This work was financed from DS 3 105/KZiMA.

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The aim of this study is to present the essence and role of local food systems in rural areas. The study has a review form and is based on secondary sources. Local food systems are an alternative to conventional systems of production, processing and distribution of food. For local food systems characteristic are short food supply chains, which enables the development of more cooperative forms of relationship between rural producers and consumers, who are looking for locally produced food with specific values of quality. The economic benefits of local food systems are manifested directly among others in increase farm income and indirectly they are visible their interaction with the whole local economy. Social benefits are manifested in social inclusion and the quality of life of local communities, while environmental benefits are a result of more sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices. Thanks to the positive impact, the role of local food systems in revitalizing rural areas is increasingly appreciated.

For optimal farm management, it is very important to research potential opportunities of raising its rental ability. These opportunities lie as by side of selling income as of its costs. It causes a necesity of constant cost control and of looking for new methods of reducing these costs. The aim of study was the assessment of economic viability of family dairy farms .The economic efficiency of these farms was analysed according to scale of production. Basic indicators and measures of the economic efficiency of production, such as net agricultural income, gross margin, production costs, parity income and break-even point were calculated. The paper presents the analyze of disproportion income between small and large farms. The executed analysis showed that from economic point of view the optimal dairy farms maintains about 60 cows.

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