The Implications of Intensified, Scaled and Concentrated Agricultural Production for the Climate and Environment - a summary

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Zapraszamy do zapoznania się ze skróconą wersją monografii pt. „Środowiskowe i klimatyczne konsekwencje skali, koncentracji i intensyfikacji produkcji rolniczej” opracowaną w jęz. anielskim. Publikacja została przygotowana przez Fundację na rzecz Rozwoju Polskiego Rolnictwa  w ramach projektu „Europejski Zielony Ład- wyzwania i szanse dla polskiego rolnictwa”.

Mamy nadzieję, że będzie ona użyteczna w działaniach upowszechniających ideę Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu. Zachęcamy do lektury i dzielenia się z nami opiniami na temat nowej pozycji w bibliotece FDPA.

This publication summarises the multi-author monograph entitled The Implications of Intensified, Scaled and Concentrated Agricultural Production for the Climate and Environment, which is the outcome of a seminar organised by the Foundation for the Development of Polish Agriculture (FDPA) in the village of Koprzywnica on 26–27 September 2022 as part of the project The European Green Deal – Opportunities and Challenges for Polish Agriculture. The monograph has six chapters that are extended versions of the papers presented at the seminar, plus two more: a summary of the seminar’s discussions and the case study of an enterprise visited during the seminar, entitled Preparing a large agri-food enterprise to implement the guidelines of the European Green Deal – the case of Goodvalley. The monograph looks at two major issues: (1) Whether the European Green Deal (EGD) refutes sustainable agricultural development based on intensive production methods and high-concentration agricultural production, and (2) Whether large agricultural holdings and factory farms are able to meet the requirements of environmental protection, prevent climate change and produce foodstuffs in high-quality systems. The authors of the monograph tackle these questions, taking into account the specific national context of global changes that have reverberated strongly in the national economy in the recent years, including in the agrifood sector. There can be little doubt that the world – or at least its well-developed and industrialised part – has agreed to what we in Europe term ‘The Green Deal’, and that its postulates will be components of sustainable development both in Europe and globally.