Small-scale farms in the environmental sustainability of rural areas. Opinions of farmers from Poland, Romania and Lithuania

• Autorzy: Smędzik-Ambroży Katarzyna , Stępień Sebastian , Matuszczak Anna , Tosovic-Stevanovic Aleksandra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2022.81.2.450

Warianty tytułu

PL

Drobnotowarowe gospodarstwa rolne w zrównoważeniu środowiskowym obszarów wiejskich. Opinie rolników z Polski, Rumunii i Litwy

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the article is to assess the environmental sustainability of small-scale farming. The authors tried to reach the farmers' subjective opinions, their way of thinking, attitudes and determinants affecting environmental performance. The use of in-depth interviews gave a chance to draw reliable and accurate conclusions on the analysed topic and register many elements that could be omitted using quantitative methods. Thus, the work forms a complementary part of research on the sustainability of small-scale farms, which is its main added value. Furthermore, the use of data from three EU member states – Poland, Romania and Lithuania – provided a basis for comparative analysis. Conclusions proved that small farms perform important environmental functions in rural areas. It results from the very essence of this type of farm, based on the cultivation of traditions and experience passed down from generation to generation, as well as from the family nature of these units.

PL

Celem artykułu jest ocena zrównoważenia środowiskowego w rolnictwie drobnotowarowym. Autorzy starali się poznać subiektywne opinii rolników, ich sposób myślenia, postawy i determinanty działań środowiskowych. Zastosowanie wywiadów pogłębionych było szansą na wyciągnięcie rzetelnych i trafnych wniosków oraz zarejestrowanie wielu elementów, które mogłyby zostać pominięte przy zastosowaniu metod ilościowych. Tym samym praca stanowi komplementarną część badań nad zrównoważonym rozwojem gospodarstw drobnotowarowych, co jest jej główną wartością dodaną publikacji. Ponadto, wykorzystanie danych z trzech państw członkowskich UE – Polski, Rumunii i Litwy – dało podstawę do analizy porównawczej. Wnioski dowodzą, że małe gospodarstwa rolne pełnią ważne funkcje środowiskowe na obszarach wiejskich. Wynika to z samej istoty tego typu gospodarstw, opartej na kultywowaniu tradycji i doświadczeń przekazywanych z pokolenia na pokolenie, a także z rodzinnego charakteru tych jednostek.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

small-scale farm; environment; sustainability; interview; producers’ opinion

PL

gospodarstwo drobnotowarowe; środowisko; zrównoważenie; wywiad; opinia producentów

• Wydawca: Fundacja Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Ekonomia i Środowisko
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: nr 2
• Strony: 168--185
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 71 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Smędzik-Ambroży Katarzyna

• Poznan University of Economics and Business, Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-2263

autor

Stępień Sebastian

• Poznan University of Economics and Business, Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-8418

autor

Matuszczak Anna

• Poznan University of Economics and Business, Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-5447

autor

Tosovic-Stevanovic Aleksandra

• Institute of International Politics and Economics in Belgrade

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0281-0579

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).