Wyzwania Prawa Rolnego. Kilka Refleksji

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to identify the challenges facing agricultural law and to undertake their assessment in the light of the development of this branch of law. On the one hand, new regulations and CAP instruments for the upcoming funding period will have to be followed as of January 2023. On the other hand, it will be necessary to confront the effects brought about by COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the changing climate. Agricultural law, itself being subject to change and undergoing various stages of development, has always responded to the contemporary challenges, at a particular place and time. It can be concluded that the numerous and complex problems faced by agricultural law today go beyond agriculture alone, understood as a branch of primary production. Agricultural activity must ensure food security and food safety but should be pursued under conditions respecting the environment and combatting climate change through sustainable development. The negative consequences of such activity need to be reduced, however, without causing damage to primary production. In these difficult times, the pursuit of food security must not undermine the manufacturing role played by agriculture.