State and Changes in Podkarpackie Agriculture on the Basis of the Agricultural Censuses 2010 and 2020

Abstract

Agriculture in the Podkarpackie region is characterised by a large number of small family farms, which limits its development and ability to compete on the national and international stage. The Agricultural Censuses 2010 and 2020 allowed us to capture the changes that took place over the decade. The share of farms with 1-2 ha and 2-3 ha of agricultural land decreased, while the number of farms in the 30-50 ha area group increased. In farms, the average total land area increased to 5.93 ha and agricultural land to 5.03 ha. The area sown to rape and colza, ground vegetables and cereals increased, while the area sown to potatoes and sugar beet decreased. The consumption of mineral fertilisers increased by 19.3 kg per hectare of agricultural land, and of lime fertilisers by more than 4 times. The change in the sowing structure contributed to changes in the technical equipment of farm.