@misc{Traczyk_Anna._Autor_Warzywnictwo_2018, author={Traczyk, Anna. Autor and Wójcik, Marcin. Autor}, volume={52}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license}, address={Warszawa}, journal={Studia Obszarów Wiejskich}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={IGiPZ PAN}, publisher={PTG}, language={pol}, abstract={Vegetable-growing is an important agricultural production trend in the Łódzkie Voivodeship. Its significance to the economy is emphasized in the voivodeship strategic documents, in which vegetable-growing is mentioned as one of the regional assets. Areas of its occurrence have been considered to present development potential. Vegetable cultivation in the Łódzkie Voivodeship occupies a relatively large area compared to the other regions. In years 2004–2016 the Łódzkie Voivodeship took the fourth place in terms of the area of vegetable cultivation and third place regarding share of vegetables in the sown area. Analyzed had the third largest share of vegetables in the value of total and market agricultural production. In the years 2004–2016, both the area of vegetable cultivation and the size of harvest in the Łódzkie Voivodeship decreased. The area of soil-grown vegetables cultivation decreased at an average rate of 2.9% per annum, while the size of crops decreased at an average rate of 1.0% a year. Despite the decline in the area of vegetable cultivation and the size of harvest, vegetable-growing remained an important part of the regional agricultural economy. In the analyzed period, vegetables accounted for 9.7% of the total value and 11.8% of the market value of agricultural production. Their share in the value of total and market production of agriculture, in contrast to the area and harvest, increased. The average growth rate of the share of vegetables in the value of total agricultural production was 2.9% per annum. The average growth rate of vegetables share in the value of market production was 2.1% per annum. In terms of participating in the value of total plant production, vegetables took the second place in Poland. Considering the share in the value of market production, vegetables were ranked first. The region’s vegetable growing area provides economic grounds for the functioning of the vegetable and fruit-vegetable processing industry for enterprises operating both in the Łódzkie Voivodeship and in the neighboring regions.}, type={Text}, title={Warzywnictwo jako kierunek produkcji rolniczej w województwie łódzkim = Vegetable growing as a trend in agricultural production of the Łódzkie Voivodeship}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/76848/PDF/WA51_99068_r2018-t52_SOW-Traczyk.pdf}, keywords={vegetable growing, production trends, Łódzkie voivodship}, }