Poland has various types of soils that support its agricultural sector, which covers 60.3% of the country. Main crops include cereals, potatoes, sugar beets, and vegetables. In 2018, there were 1.4 million agricultural holdings in Poland cultivating 16.4 million hectares. Agriculture remains important to Poland's economy, though the rural population is declining slightly. Tenerife's agriculture is diverse due to its varying climates and elevations. Main exports are bananas and tomatoes grown under shade, while potatoes and tropical fruits like avocado and mango are also widely grown. Traditional goat herding and crops like potatoes, figs, and ñame still occur in rural areas alongside more modern

1. Agriculture in Poland and
Tenerife
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2. Types of soils in Poland:
• Brown and loin soils
• Bielice
• Anthropogenic soils
• Mountain soils
• Marsh soils
• Mady
• Rędziny
• Black lands
• Chernozem soils

3. Agriculture in Poland
• The area of ​
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agricultural land in Poland is 60.3% of
the total area of ​
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the country. The main
agricultural areas in Poland: Lublin Upland,
Sandomierz Upland, Wrocław Plain, South
Wielkopolska Lowland, Kujawy, Vistula Żuławy,
Szczecin Lowland.
• The following are grown in Poland: cereals, wheat,
rye, barley, oats, triticale, maize, buckwheat,
millet, potatoes, sugar beet, rape, field
vegetables, strawberries

5. Key facts of Polish agriculture:
• In 2018, there were 1.4 million agricultural holdings in Poland with a
total area of ​
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16.4 million ha, representing 56.5% of the rural area.
• In 2018, rural areas covered 93% of the country's area and were
inhabited by nearly 40% of the Polish population.
• From among all farms, every second had an area of ​
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1-5 ha.
• The demographic forecast shows that by 2030 the population in rural
areas will slightly increase - to the level of 15.6 million people (i.e.
1.5% more than in 2018)
• Rural residents, compared to urban residents, were younger - the median
age was 39.1 compared to 42.1. However, there have been negative
demographic trends in recent years. The first is the aging of the
population. Another significant phenomenon was the outflow of people
from rural areas - the decline in rural population occurred mainly in
the voivodeships of eastern Poland.
• In 2018, in comparison to 2010, there was a greater increase in
disposable income per capita in a household than in cities (respectively
50.3%, compared to 38.6%), but it was still lower than in cities (PLN
1433 compared to PLN 1860).

6. • Poland's agricultural sector is vital for European
and Global market because it produces a variety of
agricultural, horticultural and animal origin
products. The surface area of agricultural land in
Poland is 15.4 million ha, which constitutes nearly
50% of the total area of the country.
• Agriculture in Poland has always been an important
part of the country's economy. Out of the
18.727 million hectares of agricultural land (about
60 percent of Poland's total area), 14.413 million
hectares were used for crop cultivation,
265 thousand hectares for orchards, and about
4,048,500 hectares for meadows and pastures in
1989. In most areas, soil and climatic conditions
favored a mixed type of farming.

7. Agriculture in Tenerife
• The Canary Islands have a diverse agriculture,
spread over different climates ranging from sunny
coastal deserts to wet and cooler cloud forests.
The main export crops are bananas and tomatoes,
grown under shade cloths. Other monocultures of the
past were Sugar Cane and Opuntia cacti, planted to
obtain fruits and cochineals. Tropical fruits
produced on a wide scale
include avocado, mango, papaya and pineapple. A
considerable collection of minor fruit crops is
grown in smaller farms or family
orchards: Chestnuts, Loquats, Guava and Coffee.
Potatoes are widespread on the islands, both on a
small family scale and on industrial scale.

9. Tenerife’s agriculture
Dry areas are planted with almonds, figs, wine grapes. New•
tropical
fruits include lychee and noni. Traditional agriculture still goes on in
rural areas. Popular crops are potatoes and sweet potatoes, figs, and
the exotic Ñame (Alocasia). Other related products of the Canarian
fields are Bee-Honey, Palm-honey, and Sugar Cane-Honey. Animal
breeding for meat, cheese and milk is performed by modern factories,
mostly for the local maret. Traditional goat breeding still goes on in
some areas of the islands.There is a thriving industry of ornamental
plants and cut flowers. Exotic flowers are exported, such as Bird of
paradise (Strelitzia), proteas and roses. Ornamental plants for use as
indoor plants in mainland Europe include Kentia (Howea
forsteriana), Dypsis lutescens, Chamaedorea elegans, Rhapis excelsa.

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