Poland

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agriculture

The Polish farming sector accounted for 6% of the GDP in 1998. There were serious losses in the agricultural sector after the floods of 1997. Furthermore, an important stock of cattle was lost and the grain crop dropped by a 6% compared to the previous year. The agricultural productivity increases slowly because of the medium surfaces of the farms. Polish agriculture was always characterized by the abundance of small private farms. This trend is the dismantling of the agricultural cooperative societies


A group of data shows that the Total population in Poland is

38 551

But Agricultural population is

6 609

Non agricultural population is  

31 942

Cultivated surface area is

16 169 000

Irrigated surface area is

100 000

Number of farms is

2 476 470

Number of tractors is

1 371 340

In Poland ,agriculture employs more than 25% of the active population and contributes nearly 5% to the GDP. Agriculture is mostly privately run and was so even during the Communist years. Poland is generally self-sufficient in food; the main crops are rye, potatoes, beets, wheat, and dairy products. Pigs and sheep are the main livestock. Poland is relatively rich in natural resources; the chief minerals produced are coal, sulphur, copper, lead, and zinc. The manufacturing industry is the driving force of the economy contributing nearly 30% to the GDP; while as the services sector accounts for around 65%. The country's main industrial sectors are machinery manufacturing, telecommunications, environment, transport, building, food-processing and information technology.





Poland’s existing goods schedules will be revised in due course as a result of its entry into the European Union.





After Poland joined in the EU, Polish agriculture grew rapidly because of the zero tariff among the EU members. And this also caused the increasing of the domestic food price.





Secondly, EU canceled the border inspection .This makes Polish goods transfer in many other European countries.

In a conclusion, joining EU made Poland find an unprecedented market. Poland will have a period of rapid growth.


　The Polish government has been working on an alternative set of financial instruments to support regional development. Local governments are being encouraged to create their own instruments to attract investors, e.g. public-private partnership. The government is also trying to decentralize the implementation of regional development assistance, giving provincial and local authorities greater flexibility to implement programs.

We support free trends. We hope some problems can be solved through this conference.

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