Zarządzanie gospodarstwem rolnym w kontekście wdrażania wymogów zasady wzajemnej zgodności – teoria i praktyka

The paper presents an analysis of 60 individual holdings in terms of meeting of cross-compliance principles. For this purpose, the author used a so-called checklists, approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. As it turned out all farms met the requirements for so-called area A of cross-compliance (environmental protection of rural development), as well as comply with the obligations relating to identification and registration of livestock. Significant incompatibilities were recorded in the area C of cross-compliance (animal welfare). Holdings adjustment of the re-quirements will need expensive investments in modernization of buildings. The results of analysis for meeting the safety and hygiene standards in the surveyed holdings turned out to be surprising. In many farms the farmer and his family members were exposed to many dangers, which were related to the improper use of machinery or equipment.