ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT DEDICATED TO ORGANIC FARMS IN POLAND 2004-2018

Abstract

The aim of this article was to review the financial support dedicated to organic farming to the area of organic farmland in Poland after accession to the EU and the important changes in the specific conditions for granting financial support in the period 2004-2018 that may have an impact on the reduction of interest in running farms using organic methods. The current legislation in force from 2004 to 2018 on the basis of which payments were granted for the area of organic agricultural land was analysed. It was found that changes in the regulations for applications starting the five-year agri-environmental commitment in terms of package 2 organic farming, under RDP 2004-2006 and RDP 2007-2013, and the organic commitment from RDP 2014-2020, may have had an impact on the reduction of interest in running farms using organic methods and the decrease in their number.