Elżbieta Jadwiga Szymańska

Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW | SGGW

The aim of this study was to assess the energy consumption of production in selected branches of the food industry in Poland and to identify its changes after Poland’s accession to the EU. This issue is particularly important in the period of energy transformation and soaring energy prices. The novelty of this article is the determination of change...

The purpose of conducted research was to recognize factors determining households’ Energy transition and barriers that slow that process. Energy transition itself, understood as a shift in the structure of fuels used in energy production and technological changes related to its use, are key elements of shaping the economy. It was determined to what...

The aim of the research presented in the article was to determine the influence of pigs rearing on the natural environment and to assess sustainability of pig farms of great production scale. The analysis included 80 pig farms located in eight voivodeships of the greatest concentration of these animals’ rearing in Poland. The research showed that a...

The aim of the research presented in the article was to determine an influence of specialisation on economic results of pig farms. The analysis included 80 pig farms with large-scale production located in eight voivodeships of the greatest concentration of these animals’ rearing in Poland. In the economic and agricultural literature there are a num...

The aim of the study was to identify the state of residential buildings in terms of energy consumption and modernisation in Poland against the background of the EU, and to determine factors and activities increasing households′ interest in net-zero energy buildings. In the European Union, we are observing a tendency to increase the energy efficienc...

The main aim of the research was to identify the factors influencing the production of fruit in a region with a fragmented agrarian structure. The novelty of the article is taking into account changes over time. The importance of the research topics stems from the fact that Poland is a significant producer of many species of fruit. Part of this pro...

The issue of transport exclusion is an important social problem. It is of major interest to both central and local authorities. For the purposes of this study, a research questionnaire was conducted on the issue of transport exclusion. The area of the research carried out was Biała County, composed of seventeen communes and two cities. The data wer...

The main aim of the research is to evaluate the innovativeness of Polish municipalities in the field of energy. The study was carried out as a part of the First National Competition for the Most Innovative Local Government in Poland, taking into account the original method of assessing the innovativeness of local governments. From all over Poland,...

African swine fever (ASF) is a major problem in the production of live pigs in many EU countries. The aim of this research is to identify the causes and effects of this disease in Poland. The study used data from various institutions in Poland and from the EU Animal Diseases Information System (ADIS). Within the range of causes for ASF development,...

The aim of this study was to analyze the factors that can influence pork prices, particularly the effects of various types of fluctuations on the volatility of pork prices in the European Union as a whole market and individual EU countries. The research material consisted of monthly time series of pork prices collected from 2009 to 2020. These data...

W opracowaniu dokonano analizy zmian w strukturze agrarnej polskiej wsi w latach 1918–2018. Znajomość kierunków i uwarunkowań tych zmian jest niezbędna do prawidłowego sformułowania celów polityki rolnej. Ze względu na uwarunkowania historyczne w analizie wyodrębniono cztery okresy: okres międzywojenny, czas wojny i gospodarki socjalistycznej, okre...

The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the level of investment activity of agricultural producers in Poland. Detailed studies included 4309 farms that kept accounts within the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) accounting system in the years 2010–2018. The study uses Person’s linear correlation method, the multiple correlati...

The aim of the study was to identify the factors of effective use of drivers’ working time in transport companies. The research used the case study method in the implementation of international transports. The analyzes show that the higher efficiency of the use of drivers’ working time is influenced, among others, by timely loading and unloading, c...

W monografii w sposób kompleksowy uwzględniono szeroki zakres zagadnień związanych z inwestycjami w gospodarstwach rolniczych w ujęciu teoretycznym i empirycznym. Rozważania naukowe rozpoczęto od sprecyzowania celów, hipotez, określenia metodyki badań oraz źródeł danych do analizy. Następnie przedstawiono istotę, pojęcie i specyfikę inwestycji w ro...

Changes in the retail prices of pasteurised milk, purchase prices, and the price relationship between retail prices for pasteurised milk and other food products are analysed for Poland during the period from 2004–2018. In addition, the paper presents factors affecting changes in milk prices in Poland and characterises the Common Agricultural Policy...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the live pig market in Poland against the background of the EU. The analysis included the production volume, foreign trade turnover of pork, consumption level, pork purchase prices and cost production. The study used CSO storage and Eurostat data. A valuable source of information was the literature of the subjec...

W Polsce trzoda chlewna jest obok bydła najważniejszym gatunkiem zwierząt gospodarskich. Jednocześnie Polska jest jednym z najważniejszych producentów wieprzowiny w Unii Europejskiej. Pod względem pogłowia trzody chlewnej oraz produkcji wieprzowiny zajmuje 4 miejsce w UE po Niemczech, Hiszpanii i Francji. Hodowla i chów trzody chlewnej są silnie zw...

Pork is the main meat in the food market and there has been observed its intense growth globally. In the period 2005–2015 pork production increased by 14.6% in the world and amounted to 110.3 million tons in post-slaughter warm weight, which accounted for 42.8% of the total produced volume of meat (USDA). As predicted by the Food and Agricultural P...

Research aim: 1. Understanding the level of physical activity among children and adolescents in 38 countries around the world, based on research conducted using the ecological model by JF Sallis, 2. Assessment regarding the functioning of the ecological model of physical activity in Poland in light of the research results obtained by the organisati...

biofuels in the EU. The analysis included data on the share of renewables in Gross Island energy consumption, changes of renewable energy in the years 2004e2016 and the amount of liquid biofuels. The authors of the paper used descriptive and statistical methods to describe the changes in bioenergy development in the European Union (EU). The biggest...

In this paper the price volatility of land in Poland is examined during the years 1992-2016. The analysis concentrates particularly on stationarity, variation and GARCH. Differences in land price changes in particular provinces in Poland are presented and land prices in Poland are compared with other EU countries. The land market in Poland is diver...

The objective of our paper was to present factors of the efficiency of farms cultivating rapeseed. The analysis included production and economic results for rapeseed cultivation. We used tabular, graphic, and descriptive methods to measure the research results. In addition, the authors used a regression model to measure the impact of selected facto...

The aim of the study was to illustrate the idea of the LEADER / CLLD approach implemented under RDP 2014-2020 in Poland, with particular emphasis on local action groups operating in the Lower Silesia Voivodship. The study takes into account the role of local community-led local development in the implementation of the LEADER initiative. The source...

The aim of the study was to assess changes in the area and structure of agricultural holdings in 2010-2016. An analysis was made of the changes in the number of farms of different sizes and their structure. The source of data was the subject literature and public statistics data. Research shows that area structure of farms in Poland, despite the ch...

Współczesny rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy zależy w dużym zakresie od łańcuchów dostaw i związanej z nimi logistyki działań. Istnieje wiele definicji łańcuchów dostaw. Według J. Dyczkowskiej [2012], łańcuch dostaw stanowi współdziałanie ze sobą wielu przedsiębiorstw przetwórczych, handlowych, logistycznych oraz przedsiębiorstw zaangażowanych w przepł...

Celem badań było rozpoznanie najważniejszych fuzji i przejęć w branży mięsnej w Polsce w latach 2015-2017 oraz ich przyczyn i skutków. Dane na temat transakcji na rynku mięsnym w kraju pozyskano z bazy Thomson Reuters. Cennym źródłem informacji była także literatura przedmiotu oraz wywiady prasowe z ekspertami z branży mięsnej. Z analiz wynika, że...

Celem badań była ocena oraz określenie znaczenia systemu ViaTOLL dla przedsiębiorstw transportowych. Źródłem danych do analizy była literatura, dane statystyki masowej oraz akty prawne. Analizą objęto lata 2011–2015. Ponadto, w 2016 roku zrealizowano badania ankietowe w grupie 43 przedsiębiorstw transportowych z różnych regionów Polski. Z badań wyn...

Oddajemy do rąk Czytelników kolejny numer czasopisma „Problemy Transportu i Logistyki”. Opracowane artykuły podzielono według trzech grup problemów: problemy transportu, problemy logistyki oraz prawne aspekty transportu i logistyki. Poruszone zagadnienia zostały ukazane zarówno w ujęciu teoretycznym, jak i praktycznym. W zamierzeniu autorów zasadni...

The aim of the paper was to present biofuel production in the aspect of sustainable development of agriculture. The analysis included data on the quantity of produced and sold liquid biofuels and biocomponents, the forecast of growth of consumption of motor fuels and biodiesel, as well as the value of NCW. The forecast of market development of biof...

The aim of the study was to determine the strength and direction of influence of individual factors on the return on equity of the enterprises of the meat industry in Poland in 2008–2012. A detailed analysis covered 86 enterprises engaged in slaughtering and processing of pork and published financial reports in the analysed period. The profitabilit...

Celem badań było rozpoznanie organizacji przepływu towaru na wybranej platformie logistycznej1. Analizą objęto konsolidację zamówień dla klienta, organizację dostaw do platformy oraz proces kompletacji zamówień. Z badań wynika, że znajomość specyfiki asortymentu pozwala na stworzenie efektywnego modelu procesu przyjęć towaru. Przestrzeganie określo...

The aim of the study was to examine the changes in fruit market in the years 2010 and 2015. The analysis was based on data collected in the statistical publications of the Central Statistical Office of Poland, reports provided by the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Food Economy - National Research Institute, as well as other bibliographic i...

The aim of the study was to identify the spatial differentiation of cultivated area and fruit harvest in Poland in year 2015. The sources of data for the study were based on studies of subject literature and statistical publications of the Central Statistical Office of Poland. The research shows that the location of orchards is primarily determined...

Because of various trends in the pork market in Poland and Germany, the aim of the study was to recognize conditions of live pork production in those countries. The study of the literature of the subject and data from a variety of institutions (CSO, Eurostat, European Commission, Danish Agriculture & Food Council, GVI) in the study were used. The r...

The aim of this research was to recognize the importance of cross-border movement for the development of communes located along the eastern border. The research was carried out in two communes: Terespol and Piszczac. The analysis showed that the communes are rural and they are characterized by a low degree of entrepreneurship. High unemployment con...