Konwergencja regionalna w rolnictwie Unii Europejskiej

The book attempts to assess convergence processes in selected spheres of agricultural activity (including the resources of production factors and the relationships between them, the area and economic structure of agricultural holdings, and the productivity of production factors), which are intermediate steps towards achieving convergence of income labor productivity in agriculture. Equalizing the income of agricultural producers was considered a condition necessary for achieving economic and social cohesion in EU agriculture. The research's subjective and spatial scope covered the agriculture of EU member states and their FADN regions. The research period spanned the years 2007-2020. The aim was achieved using descriptive statistics, non-parametric DEA methods, and methods for measuring β-convergence and σ-convergence. The research material consisted of EUROSTAT and FADN data. As the conducted analyses showed, during the research period, a process of regional convergence in the area of labor productivity occurred in the agriculture of the European Union. However, this process was accompanied by varying dynamics of changes in the resources of production factors and the relationships between them, as well as in the area and economic structure of agricultural holdings and the productivity of production factors. The pace of convergence among the analyzed types of agricultural holdings and groups by economic size also differed. The continued existence of significant spatial disparities in agricultural labor productivity within the European Union indicates that the Common Agricultural Policy and national policies should continue to support this sector in a targeted manner to reduce these disparities.