@article{Harasim:264964,
      recid = {264964},
      author = {Harasim, Adam},
      title = {AGROECOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURE AS AN ELEMENT OF  REGIONS’ COMPETITIVENESS},
      journal = {Economic and Regional Studies (Studia Ekonomiczne i  Regionalne)},
      address = {2013},
      number = {673-2017-2578},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {The aim of this study was to evaluate the agri-ecological  potential of agriculture in terms of regions on the  voivodeship level. The source of data was the analyses made  by Central Statistical Office (GUS) (2010-2012) and the  study’s results presented in publications connected with  the discussed issues. In the paper, three scopes of  evaluation were made, which were further characterized by  specific indices. They include the quality of agricultural  area (environment), the state of soil covering with flora  and the agrichemical state of the soil. After expressing  the partial indices’ value by 5o point-based scale and  their verification (number reduction and indices’  aggregation) the agri-ecological potential of agriculture  by means of synthetic scoring index was assessed. Four  voivodeships excelled in the most favourable quality of  agricultural area, i.e. Opole Voivodeship, Lower Silesian  Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and Lublin  Voivodeship whereas the worst conditions to agricultural  production were identified in two voivodeships – Masovian  and Podlaskie. The best state of soil covering with flora  was found in Lubush and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship while  the worst index of soil protection in terms of flora  function was noted in Lublin and Holy Cross Voivodeship.  With respect to the agrichemical state of the soil the best  assessment was given to Opole and Lower Silesian  Voivodeship whereas the lowest notes were reported in  Masovian and Podlaskie. In the synthetic view (three scopes  of evaluation) the most favourable index of agri-ecological  potential was reported in case of two voivodeships – Opole  and Lower Silesian while definitely the worst with regard  to Masovian and Podlaskie. Low evaluation of the  agri-ecological potential results mainly from the low  quality of the agricultural area as well as unfavourable  agrichemical state of the soil in abovementioned  voivodeships.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/264964},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.264964},
}