CHANGES IN THE ORGANIC PROCESSING IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 2004-2017

Abstract

The processing of organic products in Poland develops, the number of organic entities increases and there are changes in the structure in individual industries. The aim of this article was to evaluate the trends and the degree of changes that have occurred in the number of processing plants and the structure of organic processing industries in Poland in the years 2004–2017. The analysis covered eight industries of processing organic products. Over thirteen years, there has been a steady increase in the number of organic processing plants, despite the low amount of organic production and the lack of developed and sustainable forms of cooperation at various levels – from the producer to the consumer. The low consumption of organic products (compared to European countries) also shows down and shapes changes that occur in the structure in particular processing sectors.