POLISH AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AREAS FUTURE IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM

Abstract

Common Agricultural Policy is the one of the oldest European policy. Its purposes evolved along with the changing situation on the international area. Nowadays CAP aims to the integrated approach in level-headed development of agriculture and rural development. Within households on rural areas only half of them are agricultural. Farmers are not only, but main beneficiary of CAP. Consumers, cities inhabitants and users of rural areas also benefits from this policy. Regarding complexity agricultural production and its connection with environment, in agriculture and rural development should not be missed any of the sphere: economical, social and environmental.