Tytuł pozycji:
Who applies for afforestation subsidies? Analysis of the age of beneficiaries of the Rural Development Program from 2004–2018
- Tytuł:
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Who applies for afforestation subsidies? Analysis of the age of beneficiaries of the Rural Development Program from 2004–2018
- Autorzy:
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Wysocka-Fijorek, Emilia
Dobrowolska, Ewelina
Gołos, Piotr
Gil, Wojciech
- Współwytwórcy:
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Forest Research Institute, Department of Forest Resources Management, Sękocin Stary
Forest Research Institute, Department of Geomatics, Sękocin Stary
Forest Research Institute, Department of Silviculture and Forest Tree Genetics, Sękocin Stary
- Słowa kluczowe:
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Rural Development Programme (RDP)
non-forest land
afforestation
afforestation subsidies
private forests
- Data publikacji:
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2020-07-17
- Wydawca:
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The Committee on Forestry Sciences and Wood Technology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Forest Research Institute in Sekocin Stary
- ISBN, ISSN:
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21995907
- Język:
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angielski
- Linki:
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https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/19327  Link otwiera się w nowym oknie
- Prawa:
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/
- Dostawca treści:
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Repozytorium Centrum Otwartej Nauki
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In Poland, the afforestation rate is slowing down from year to year. An analysis of the demographic structure of land owners suitable for afforestation may contribute to a better recognition of trends and needs in order to increase the effectiveness of National Programme for the Augmentation of Forest Cover implementation, and thus increase interest in RDP activities. The aim of the study was to verify whether interest in afforestation among farmers is the same across the country in different age groups.
The data presented in the publication come from the resources of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization
of Agriculture (ARiMR). The data covered the years 2004–2018 and were sorted by: voivodships (16), age group of beneficiaries of subsidies (4 groups), year of submitting the application (15 years) and the number of applications submitted. Beneficiaries were divided into four age groups: up to 30 years old, 31–40 years old, 41–60 and older than
60 years.
Interest in afforestation changed in the period after Poland’s accession to the European Union. In recent years, there has been a significant decrease in the number of applications for afforestation subsidies submitted. There are also significant differences between the voivodships in the number of applications submitted. Farmers from eastern and southern Poland are more active in submitting applications for afforestation, and will reduce the so-called Recovered Territories in the western, northern and north-eastern part of Poland. Most afforestation in the entire analysed
period is carried out by farmers aged 41–60 years. In the initial period, more applications were submitted by farmers of age over 60 years. In recent years, however, young farmers, that is, up to 40 years, are more interested in afforestation,
than other groups.
To increase interest in afforestation, more support should be directed to young farmers who, as part of farm specialization, may receive additional incentives for afforestation of land that is less useful to them.