If you compare the business climates in which Russian and Canadian tractor factories operate, the main difference which puts the Russian industry at a disadvantage is the high cost of the provision of loans and credits in banks that finance manufacturing.

The European Union has been promoting the pro-environmental agriculture model for years now. The attitude is visible in the current Rural Development Program, whose five pillars include sustainable farming.

Polish agriculture requires an impulse leading to modernization. Domestic farms need more resources allocated to innovation. Resources ought to be used better, and productivity should be improved, as the competition from global food corporations is on the rise. Farming that is adaptable to such conditions may cope with the challenges posed by globalization.

The Russian embargo imposed in early August 2014 on some agricultural goods imported to the Russian Federation from the European Union countries, the USA, Australia and Norway has forced the Russian government to revise its strategy of development of the national farming sector.

Grupa Azoty intends to develop its organic products line and boost the sales in AGRO Segment. We are planning to focus our attention on fostering the bond with the distributors, as well as the individual clients.

No other EU country may boast such agricultural potential as Poland. In spite of this, we remain unable to leverage the advantages connected with our geographical location. Low production level remains one of the key problems.

Appropriate application of phosphorous and potassium is very important in plant cultivation. Those elements have a direct impact on the growth and condition of each plant. If P and K are deficient, yield may prove disappointing.

Poland is relatively safe from the threat of losing food security. However, the situation could be improved further thanks to various measures. Most of them are connected with judicious agricultural policy.

Precision farming refers to the application of modern technologies and specialist agricultural procedures that involve the appropriate management of spacial and seasonal crop rotation, which is linked to all aspects of agricultural production. It aims at improving the quality and optimizing the output capacity, and is it connected with the use of new IT tools and GPS.

Despite challenging weather conditions of the Siberian climate, agriculture in Irkutsk region continues to develop. In 2014 the volume of crops in the area exceeded 850 thousand tonnes. Cereal production has grown by 38% over the past three years!