1. Projekt „Ochrona Środowiska na Terenach Wiejskich”
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The Rural Environmental Protection Project"
Ocena Społeczna Social Assessment
Jan Bałamut piast@medianet.pl
Welcome

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AGRICULTURE IN POLAND
• Total farmland area - 18 million ha (58% of the
total territory),
• Population - 38,3 million, including 40%
inhabitants of rural areas,
• Agriculture provides employment to 25% of the
population,
• Farm livestock is equivalent to about 7.5 million
Large Livestock Units (LLU)
• Number of farm holdings - about 2 million,
including 75% with on-going animal production

3. Number of beneficiaries covered in a
Agencja PIAST-Europa 2
September 2002
Odra
Wisła
survey
LIT Elbląg 102/52/80
LIT Toruń 178/116/164
LIT Ostrołęka
156/111/128
Legend:
Summer_01/Winter_01/Summe
r_02

4. The Rural Environment Protection Project
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• Number of farm holdings - 914
• Farmland area - 29.000 ha
• Average area of a farm holding - 32 ha
• Number of animals - 28.300 LLU,
• Target headage - about 41.000 LLU.

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Sources of information on the project
1. Agriculture Extension Centres; 55,60%
2. advisors in LIT 34,80%
3. gmina (local community) meetings 26,60%
4. radio/TV programmes on agriculture 21,80%
5. community leaders 12,60%
6. professional press for farmers 12,60%
7. neighbours or acquaintances 7,80%
8. information promotion campaign (field trips) 7,20%
9. local press 6,80%

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7. Share of respondents from specific LIT’s LIT Total
Theme – motive Toruń Elbląg Ostrołęka
a) external funding makes the investment project possible 77,20% 100,0% 56,70% 72,70%
b) input into the reduction of environmental pollution; 42,50% 55,20% 48,50% 45,70%
c) nicer appearance and reduced odour on the farm; 56,90% 48,30% 38,10% 49,80%
d) arguments presented by the ODR and LIT advisors; 23,40% 27,60% 9,30% 19,10%
e) new techniques and farming methods can be implemented; 18,60% 27,60% 39,20% 26,30%
f) prospective requirements upon PL accession to the EU can be met37,70% 44,80% 36,10% 37,90%
g) readiness to upgrade production quality; 15,00% 13,80% 21,60% 17,10%
h) readiness to upgrade production efficiency; 13,20% 24,10% 22,70% 17,40%
i) readiness to upgrade own OHS conditions; 24,60% 34,50% 33,00% 28,30%
j) labour input can be reduced; 11,40% 6,90% 19,60% 13,70%
k) wish to impress one’s neighbours; 1,80% 0,00% 4,10% 2,40%
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Motives to join the Project

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Motives to join the Project
Economic - of concern to all the
farmers.
Ecological - in tourism areas.
Enhanced quality - in areas where similar
projects have already been implemented.
Aesthetic -1/3 of farmers in all the
groups.

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Questions providing the basis to
develop a synthetic indicator of
environmental awareness
• a) Farming activities do not result in
threats to natural environment in
Poland.
• b) Can natural fertilisers such as
manure, liquid manure and slurry pose
a threat to the environment?

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Environmental awareness level
29.70% 30.90%
54.50%
45.50%
67.80%
53.90%
83.45%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Nation-wide
research
04.2002
Group out of
project area
05.2001
LIT area ou of
project
Winter_01
Valley of the
Bug river, May 2002
Summer_01 Winter_01 Summer_02

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Farmers sadisfied because of their
participation in the project
86.8%
2.5%
10.8%
Definitely sadisfied
Quite sadisfied
Data not avaliable

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Farmers satisfied with advisory service
3.4%
82.8%
0.3%
13.5%
Definitely satisfied
Quite satisfied
Rather not-satisfied
Data not avaliable

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Agriculture extension service for
farmers
• Farmers would not have been able to meet
environmental protection requirements set under
the project had it not been for the advisors’
assistance - 71,43% of respondents agreed with
the statement.
• Farmers regard individually performed advisory
service highly or very highly :
88% of the total (Winter_01),
92,2% (Summer_02)
• Farmers regard advisory service performed
collectively highly or very highly:
80% (Winter_01),