Pozyskiwanie przez rolników środków finansowych z dodatkowych źródeł na przykładzie programu rolno środowiskowego

The purpose of this work is to present results of implementation of the agri-environmental programme in the south of the Mazovian Province, and presentation of its economic an ecological role. Additionally, the work aims to present the packages which are most and least popular, and to assess this situation. The work is based on data on the implementation of agri-environment programme, obtained from the System of Management Information (Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture), and compiled on 20th April 2011 by the Department of Social and Environmental Activities. In the study area, 640 farmers participated in the programme in the years 2008-2010. Altogether, they chose 1339 agri-environmental variants covering an area of 6243.70 ha and received in excess of 3.5 mln PLN. Of all the packages, the most popular was the package “organic agriculture” which offered the beneficiaries the highest payments constituting 46% of all the payments. The next most popular packages were “soil and water protection” and “extensiv grassland” with the respective payments accounting for 24 and 9% of all the payments. “Sustainable agriculture” was selected by 6.4% farmers and this method of farming is becoming more and more popular. It is probably due to better education and greater awareness of farmers in this field and b 200 PLN increased payments compared with the programming period 2004-2006. Payments given to farmers adopting sustainable farming methods accounted for 15% of the agri-environment funding in this region. The remaining packages were not very popular due to their requirements which include: preparation of natural documentation, obtaining appropriate animal breeds and plant varieties and lower payments.