Abstract This paper identifies the relationship between an active use of EU investment support programs by Polish farmers, on one side, and the local conditions for socioeconomic development and natural and structural characteristics of agriculture, on the other. The research was illustrated by the example of Poland, a country with a remarkably fragmented and territorially heterogeneous agrarian structure. This study was carried out at commune level, and used a series of variables to describe the socioeconomic development levels of communes, natural conditions for farming and the agrarian structure. These characteristics were compared with the farmers’ activity in accessing EU funds allocated to farm modernization. The Hellwig’s synthetic development indicator was used to represent complex phenomena. A strong relationship was found to exist between the implementation of co-financed investments and the agrarian structure at local level. Other factors proved to be insignificant. This suggests that the agricultural development path is somewhat independent from socioeconomic and environmental conditions.

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欧盟在波兰共同资助的农业投资的地域差异

摘要 本文确定了波兰农民积极利用欧盟投资支持计划与当地社会经济发展条件以及农业自然和结构特征之间的关系。该研究以波兰为例，该国的土地结构非常分散且地域异质性。这项研究是在公社层面进行的，并使用一系列变量来描述公社的社会经济发展水平、农业自然条件和土地结构。将这些特征与农民获得欧盟分配给农场现代化资金的活动进行了比较。Hellwig 的综合发展指标被用来表示复杂的现象。发现联合融资投资的实施与地方一级的土地结构之间存在密切的关系。其他因素被证明是微不足道的。这表明农业发展路径在某种程度上独立于社会经济和环境条件。