The use of the European Union funds for the development of agricultural farms in Pomorskie Province of Poland

Purpose: The aim of the article is to analyse data on the use of European Union funds for the development of agricultural farms in Pomorskie Province of Poland (a.k.a. Pomerania). Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses a description and analysis of the available source data obtained from the Management Information System of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARiMR), regarding the use of funds from the Rural Development Programme for the development of Pomeranian farms. Findings: The research found that the European Union funds contribute to the development of farms in Pomorskie Province. Farmers gladly use the Rural Development Programme. Under Measure 4.1.1, over 66.0% of the submitted applications were accepted, which ranks Pomorskie Province first in relation to other provinces in the country. Under Measure 4.1.2, farmers from Pomorskie Province used nearly 60% of the available limit. Pomorskie is in the 4th place in this respect, with the result of 55.2%. Under Measure 4.1.3, Pomorskie Province was close to the national average with 42.2% of accepted applications. In terms of the number of beneficiaries to whom aid was paid out, Pomorskie Province ranks 12th among all provinces. Under Measure 6.1 in Pomorskie Province, 726 farmers were granted aid, and 64.1% of the submitted applications were approved. Under Measure 6.3 in Pomorskie Province, more than half of the submitted applications were approved and received funding in the amount of PLN 20,364,000. Research limitations/implications: The main limitation in conducting research is the dearth of up-to-date data on EU funds for the development of farms in Pomorskie Province. Practical implications: Further research will focus on obtaining information on funds that will not only arrive from the European Union, which are necessary to take influencing actions for the development of agricultural farms. Social implications: The development of agricultural farms will contribute to the improvement of the environmental and living conditions of farmers and livestock. Originality/value: The conducted analysis showed that there is a need to obtain information on funds for supporting the development of farms.