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Legal and Economic Conditions for Running a Care Farm: A Polish Case Study
The purpose of this paper is to present the situation of Polish care farms in the context of legal and economic conditions. The need to analyze this topic arises from the current lack of literature that has synthetically addressed the challenges posed by the ageing population in the European Union, including in Poland. The research gap revealed by the authors is especially prominent when it comes to aspects related to the setting up and running of care farms in Poland. Therefore, this paper analyzes the legal forms of establishing a care farm. Next, it discusses the economic aspects of how care farms operate. Based on research materials, especially including those retrieved through the use of the formal dogmatic approach, the authors determined the formal conditions for the setting up and successive running of care farms. The authors have analyzed with the help of formal dogma the forms of running care farms in Poland referring to the current legislation, as well as the position presented in the literature. Also, due to the method used in analyzing the materials collected in this study, the authors have presented their views on how to finance such facilities. Findings from this research confirm that Polish care farms have promising outlooks as they respond to the changing needs of an ageing society. Moreover, as a result of the formal dogmatics method used, it was found that in Poland the most common form of running a care farm is an association. This is because the establishment of an association does not require the fulfillment of many legal criteria as is the case with a sole proprietorship. For this reason, those interested in starting a care farm may opt for the association form.
Use of Union Funds in Developing Agricultural Entrepreneurship between 2014 and 2020 in Poland
The purpose of this paper was to examine the differences in using agricultural entrepreneurship support and how it relates to characteristics such as the agrarian structure, socioeconomic development level, and land use across the Polish territory. The analyses were carried out at the district (poviat) level which is an intermediate administrative unit. This study found that the decisions on co-financing the measures dedicated to non-agricultural economic activity heavily depended on the agrarian structure. The highest levels of activity were witnessed in districts where the agrarian structure was particularly fragmented.
Rola ogrodów społecznych w kształtowaniu relacji społecznych
Jednym z ważnych tematów podejmowanych przez wielu naukowców, urbanistów, architektów, psychologów w sferze społecznej jest rola i znaczenie ogrodów społecznych w mieście. Współcześnie jednym z aspektów zainteresowania ogrodami społecznymi jest potrzeba kontaktu z przyrodą w wysoce cyfrowym i zurbanizowanym świecie. Powolna zmiana trendów konsumenckich, którą aktualnie można zaobserwować, jest związana ze wzrostem świadomości na temat zachodzących zmian klimatycznych i potrzebach wzmacniania więzi społecznych. W artykule przedstawiono ideę funkcjonowania ogrodów społecznych na terenach miejskich jako miejsca, które służyć ma do nawiązywania relacji międzyludzkich i budowania więzi społecznych w lokalnej przestrzeni. Aby zrealizować postawiony cel, posłużono się metodą desk research. Ponadto skoncentrowano się na przedstawieniu wybranych case study ogrodów społecznych w Polsce na przykładzie miast Poznania i Wageningen w Holandii. Na podstawie przeprowadzonego studium literaturowego można stwierdzić, że idea zakładania i funkcjonowania ogrodów społecznych w Polsce będzie się rozwijać z uwagi na postępujące zmiany, m.in. demograficzne czy w zakresie świadomości ekologicznej.
Functioning of care farms in Poland on the example of a selected case study
The aim of the article is to present the most important issues and key information regarding the concept of foster farms in shaping local development. The article uses the method of analysis of secondary materials, including the literature on the subject – Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Theoretical and practical conditions, methods and hitherto effects of implementing the concept of care farms were presented. An example of a caring farm with regard to the services provided was presented. The role and significance of this type of services are presented, which are undoubtedly an attractive product (service) that can be used by seniors. The establishment of foster farms in rural Poland is an innovative idea that is implemented in the context of social agriculture. In the future, social farming activities (social farming) can contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas. This will enable an increasingly sustainable development of rural areas by reducing poverty and increasing farm incomes. Such activities can stabilize social and economic life in rural areas.