THE SELECTED ASPECTS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE

The essence and types of effectiveness were presented in the article. The author focused first of all on the economic effectiveness and distinguished its micro and macro-economic and social levels. The complicated character of measuring the elements of the effectiveness has been pointed out. The essence of ecological effectiveness has been presented as well. After having defined the above types of the effectiveness, the author discussed problems related to relationship between effectiveness and competitiveness, multi-functionality of agriculture and its sustainable development.