Use of Union Funds in Developing Agricultural Entrepreneurship between 2014 and 2020 in Poland

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to examine the differences in using agricultural entrepreneurship support and how it relates to characteristics such as the agrarian structure, socioeconomic development level, and land use across the Polish territory. The analyses were carried out at the district (poviat) level which is an intermediate administrative unit. This study found that the decisions on co-financing the measures dedicated to non-agricultural economic activity heavily depended on the agrarian structure. The highest levels of activity were witnessed in districts where the agrarian structure was particularly fragmented.

Keywords

• agricultural entrepreneurship
• rural areas
• European Union funds
• Poland
• 2014–2020 RDP
• Strategic Plan for the 2023–2027 CAP