EVALUATION OF UTILIZATION OF THE EU FUNDS IN SELECTED FARMS IN POLAND IN 2005–2007

Abstract

The analysis was conducted on chosen group of 126 agricultural farms in aspekt of utilization of financial support from European Union budget, allocated on investment in machines, infrastructure and technical equipment. Over 75% of selected farms Combie activity in the range of plant and animal production, one dealt with plant production and only two farms the animal production. The largest percentage of farmers used direct farming subsidies, 85% respondents used this kind of founds. Sapard program was interesting for only 6% of farmers from studied group. Less than 17% of farmers used the Sectoral Operational Programme. Farmers suffered from these funds the buildings of liquid manure reservoirs and manure plates, tractors, agricultural machines and agricultural land.