Seanus
31 Jan 2010
News / The Economist: time to rethink old notions about Poland [67]
Standards too, Shawny, spot on. Knowing Poles, they will want to be seen as better than Africans who have been exponents of subsistence and primogeniture for a long time. They can feed themselves with their know-how. They just need the tools and it is as the Chinese proverb says: 'Give a man a fish and he can feed himself for a day. Give him a fishing rod and he can feed himself for a lifetime'. It all depends on how many fish there are in the sea ;) ;) Arable land can be overstretched and farmers need subsidies through things like set-aside.
Bzib, no offence but I see agriculture as a mainstay in Poland and has been throughout the years. My students agree. Old notions had to change through the inception of the CAP and various EU schemes. Look above, I have mentioned the CAP only here.
What is relevant then, Bzib?
Convex, having a broad base helps too, not merely weeding out the weak. That works better in other competitive areas, not in farming. Flexibility is needed with 'weaker' producers.
As for techniques, many can avoid fallow periods, that's true, but Poland's climate is a bit harsher than Holland's.
Standards too, Shawny, spot on. Knowing Poles, they will want to be seen as better than Africans who have been exponents of subsistence and primogeniture for a long time. They can feed themselves with their know-how. They just need the tools and it is as the Chinese proverb says: 'Give a man a fish and he can feed himself for a day. Give him a fishing rod and he can feed himself for a lifetime'. It all depends on how many fish there are in the sea ;) ;) Arable land can be overstretched and farmers need subsidies through things like set-aside.
Bzib, no offence but I see agriculture as a mainstay in Poland and has been throughout the years. My students agree. Old notions had to change through the inception of the CAP and various EU schemes. Look above, I have mentioned the CAP only here.
What is relevant then, Bzib?
Convex, having a broad base helps too, not merely weeding out the weak. That works better in other competitive areas, not in farming. Flexibility is needed with 'weaker' producers.
As for techniques, many can avoid fallow periods, that's true, but Poland's climate is a bit harsher than Holland's.