2. Agriculture in Świętokrzyskie voivodeship has always been an important part of the economy.
Of the 624 800 hectares of agricultural land 534 800 hectares were used for crop cultivation,
50960 hectares for forests, 96004 hectares for meadows and 9916 hectares for pastures in 2011.
In terms of soil quality, average of Świętokrzyskie voivodeship is placed higher than state
average. That advanatge let farmers to cultivate fields and gather bigger and better quality
productivity. Average amount of area per farmer is 3,90ha.