The Central Statistical Office of Poland presented data about the increase of wages in particular sectors of the national economy. We should pay particular attention to the growing income in agricultural and fishery industries.

“Poland as an attractive food producer and supplier” Report was presented in Lublin. The latest publication of PUŁAWY Competences Center was issued under the honorary patronage of the Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development as well as Fertilizers Europe.

Polish food is growing in popularity all over the world. Poland has been working for decades to become a leading exporter of agricultural and food produce. “Poland as an attractive food producer and provider”, a report by PUŁAWY Competences Center, suggests that our country may become the leading European centre of agricultural production and food processing.

The fifth “Science – Business – Agriculture” Conference took place in Puławy on October 15th, 2015. The event was organized by PUŁAWY Competences Center and it enjoyed the honorary patronage of Czesław Siekierski, the Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as well as the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and an international association Fertilizers Europe.

It has been five years since beginning of the annual cycle of the “Science – Business – Agricultrure” conferences. This is the time of highly development of Puławy Competence Center activities. Gaining many new consortium members and implementing a number of new projects strengthened Center’s position among leading institutions linking potential of science and business.

The 9th edition of “Precision Farming in Poland – Today and Tomorrow” Conference took place on January 27th and 28th, 2015 in Kamień Śląski. The event was attended by the representatives of “Puławy” Competences Center, Professor Janusz Igras and Zenon Pokojski Ph.D. As usual, the conference organized by Agrocom Polska and Class Polska attracted the leading Polish agricultural manufacturers, scientists and representatives of companies which provide products for agricultural activity.

“Science-Business-Agriculture” Conference organized by PUŁAWY Competences Center was held on November 26th, 2014. It was the fourth event in the series. The Conference was attended by the representatives of scientific institutions and government agencies, agricultural manufacturers and the leaders of providing chemical products for the agricultural market.

Competences Center in Puławy prepared a report called “25 Years of Polish Agriculture. Food safety in Europe”. The Report was officially presented on November 26th, 2014 during the “Science, Business, Agriculture” conference at Puławy Science-Technology Park. This year’s conference was co-organized by Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY. The presentation of the Report was followed by a discussion panel whose participants included agricultural manufacturers, Polish scientists, manufacturers of products for farmers, and representatives of banks which support farming.

The idea behind “25 Years of Polish Agriculture. Food safety in Europe”, the Report whose presentation was held on November 26th at the “Science, Business, Agriculture” conference in Puławy, was to spark a public debate concerning the importance of agriculture in the Polish economy. The Report contains the analysis of a number of issues concerning the Polish food sector, and presents some of the potential solutions to the key challenges in the next few years. We need to keep in mind the fact that the future of the national grocery sector is closely linked to the development of the commodity-producing farms, which have the opportunity to become even more competitive and modern, both with regard to technology and economy.

On September 23rd 2014 I participated in a conference called Agricultural counseling services in Poland since 2014 – competences, organization, financing organized by the two chambers of the Polish Parliament. The meeting provided an opportunity for sharing our experience from the functioning of “Puławy” Competences Center.