Technical and Technological Progress in the Context of Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Poland

Bartkowiak, Anna; Bartkowiak, Piotr

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.03.118

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“…The accession to the EU was expected to result in an increase in productivity accompanied by a reduction in net agricultural employment [69]. Factors which have an impact on ensuring food security include the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) implemented in the European Union; one of its initial objectives was to increase agricultural production [70][71][72]. The CAP was created at a time where food expenses accounted for a large proportion of earnings of the population of member states [73].…”

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Overinvestment in selected Central and Eastern European countries: Production and economic effects

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Farms need to invest in order to earn incomes and maintain their competitive edge. However, the scale and extent of investments must be aligned with resources of other productive inputs, primarily including land, because otherwise there is risk of overinvestment. Since 2004, Central and Eastern European countries have been provided with access to investment support programs; these are non-repayable aid funds which can potentially lead to overinvestment issues. Therefore, this paper attempts to answer the question on the scale of overinvestment in the countries covered. This is all the more important since that problem has rarely been addressed in economic and agricultural research. The study presented in this paper is unique in that the research tasks are based on unpublished Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) microdata for 5839 selected Central and Eastern European farms provided by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI). Based on variables relating to the amount of productive inputs and production volumes, the authors developed their own typology of farms which includes the following categories: optimum investment levels (the growth rate of labor productivity is greater than growth in the assets-to-land ratio); relative overinvestment (while labor productivity grows, it does so at a slower rate than the assets-to-land ratio); absolute overinvestment (labor productivity declines while the assets-to-land ratio grows); underinvestment (decline in both labor productivity and the assets-to-land ratio). The authors demonstrated that members of the ‘absolute overinvestment’ group made flagrant mistakes in investment planning and implementation, whereas members of the ‘relative overinvestment’ group did record an improvement in labor productivity which ultimately can be considered a positive outcome. Underinvested farms were a very small minority in each country. In addition to filling a gap in the methodology for determining agricultural overinvestment, this paper also indicates the scale of that issue in Central and Eastern European countries. This study may be of importance both to farms (as guidelines for investment planning) and to agricultural policymakers who develop investment support programs.

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“…The liberalists aim to draw a balance between the two concepts. Bartkowiak and Bartkowiak (2017) , Azat et al. (2019) and Karimov (2020) argued that the purpose of sustainable production is to ensure modernisation and economic progress are retained without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.…”

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Online technology: Sustainable higher education or diploma disease for emerging society during emergency—comparison between pre and during COVID-19

Alam

Asimiran

2021

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Even as the pandemic rages on across the globe, the notion of shutting down higher education has never been an option; instead, finding ways to circumvent it has led to a greater reliance on online technology delivery of courses and programs. Although this is not meant as a complete substitute, critics argue that online education has widened the ‘diploma disease’ crisis. They argued that this would lead to serious long-term problems which may become irreversible. This comparative study was conducted using an ‘empirical survey’ with 120 students from each group (before and during COVID-19, giving a total of 240 samples/students) to conduct an in-depth study of the academic and job-ready performance of graduates. Findings show that pre-pandemic students did poorly academically compared to during-pandemic counterparts. On the other hand, pre-pandemic graduates achieved better job-readiness scores which included both aptitude and practicum. Moreover, both groups achieved well in terms of academic performance compared to their job-readiness scores. This leads to the question: is it the role of HE to value the concept of sustainable production or to produce certificates/qualifications? Apparently, the HE system has used COVID-19 as an excuse to extend the “diploma disease crisis”, a situation that must be addressed by devising a proper policy framework.

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“…These values make it possible to ensure balance through the use of renewable natural resources, climate protection, introduction of new technologies as a strategy related to all aspects of sustainable agricultural production or protection of social interests. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [14] The concept of sustainable development is particularly important in agriculture and rural areas, as it takes into account the need to achieve strategic development objectives. However, these actions face many social, economic, intellectual and ethical difficulties.…”

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Prosumer Energy as an Opportunity for the Development of Rural Community in Poland

Bartkowiak¹,

Bartkowiak²,

Business³

2019

International Scientific Conference ERAZ - Knowledge Based Sustainable Development

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Prosumer energy is currently one of the main directions of agricultural development in Poland. Prosumer activity can bring many benefits, e.g.: ensure a stable energy supply, use waste generated by agricultural production, lower production costs, ensure social development. The aim of the article is to present the importance of prosumer energy in agricultural production to the development of rural community in accordance with the concept of sustainable development.

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Technical and Technological Progress in the Context of Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Poland

Cited by 17 publications

References 2 publications

Overinvestment in selected Central and Eastern European countries: Production and economic effects

Overinvestment in selected Central and Eastern European countries: Production and economic effects

Online technology: Sustainable higher education or diploma disease for emerging society during emergency—comparison between pre and during COVID-19

Prosumer Energy as an Opportunity for the Development of Rural Community in Poland

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