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Course code: RESS10108f12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Organisations of the producers’ groups
Major: Economics
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 0
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Danuta Mierzwa
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: The student is able to discuss, differently than in the EU countries, the determinants of development of Polish rural areas and agriculture. He can explain which economic benefits bring to farmers the cooperation in the form of producer group as well as clarify which role it plays in the market economy. The student knows also the advantages and disadvantages of all legal and organizational forms in which the producer groups could operate.
Competences: The student can manage his farm from the financial point of view and manage the selected legal form of the producers’ group and also carry out the designated role in the group.
Prerequisites: Micro- and macroeconomics, law
Course content: Special features of the agricultural production. Basic features of Polish agriculture compared to other EU countries. Processes of transformation and their influence on the development of agriculture before and after Poland’s accession. The organization of the market of agricultural products and food industry products. The role of producers’ and marketing groups in creating and realizing the agricultural policy. Institutions supporting the organization of the producers’ groups. Producers’ groups in the EU countries. Legal forms of producers’ groups: open and closed. The creation phases of group and leader role.
Recommended literature: Major literature: Boguta W.: Organizacja i funkcjonowanie grup producentów rolnych. Krajowa Rada Spółdzielcza, Warszawa 2006. Complementary literature: Zarudzki R., Przepióra A., Futymski A.: Poradnik lidera grupy producentów rolnych. Fundacja Fundusz Współpracy, Program Agrolinia 2000, Warszawa 2001. Rynek rolniczy i żywnościowy. Wyd. AE, Wrocław 1995. Rolnictwo w procesie integracji z UE. Wyd. SGGW, Warszawa 1994.
Assessment methods: Successful completion; minimum acquisition of the knowledge - 60%
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