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The Polish Agricultural Sector – potatoes

Current trends: Vision for the future
• an increasing in the number of professional Experience Cooperaton Effectiveness
farms with high quality production;
• market changing from traditional to
specialised production with high demands;
• fast progress in good phytosanitary practice SCIENTIFIC
(greater examination of potato seeds and use RESEARCH
of disinfection); AND
• many of new producers are certified in good SEEDING
manufacturing practise and global gap PROGRAMS
systems;
• Government support for farmers who want
to improve their production and quality CROP
standards; PRODUCTION
• very dynamic increase of potato PACKAGING
bioproduction; PROCESSING
• an ever increasing level of Polish potato RETAIL
exports to various countries. EXPORT

Data on Poland’s potato production

CULTIVATION AREA MEDIUM
PRODUCTION TRENDS IN THOUSANDS OF YIELD PER HA HARVESTED CROP
IN MLN OF TONS
HA IN TONS

EARLY POTATO 13,5 29 0,39

FOR
42 44 1,85
PROCESSING

EDIBLE FOR CONFECTION 40 41 1,64

STARCH 29 39 1,13

MULTIPURPOSE 197,6 22 4,35

BIOPRODUCTION 2 12 0,24

QUALITY SEED POTATOES 5,9 24 0,15

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