ENGINEERING FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL AND MARKET-RELATED CONDITIONS UNDERLYING MANAGEMENT OF STATE TREASURY AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE IN POLAND

Abstract. The administration and management of agricultural real estate properties that belong to the State Treasury in Poland are regulated by national laws. The Polish state, under the policy of agricultural system formation, oversees the distribution of farmland among the private and public sectors. The state supports the flow of land to enterprises, which are classified as family-owned farms, thereby constraining the development of other business entities. This contradicts the principles of rational economics because the above model of agriculture can block the flow of farmland to agricultural farms distinguished by the greatest ability to satisfy consumer needs. The objective of this article is to discuss the role of the state policy in operations on the farmland market in Poland. In it, dependences between average transaction prices of agricultural land and average lease fees will be presented, relative to the changing legal as well as socio-economic circumstances in Poland. Land trade in some European Union member states will also be described. Interest in the purchase of farmland is driven by several factors, including agricultural production profitability, one of the strongest stimulants, which depends on price relations. The demand for land is also dependent on revenues earned by farmers and on the level of financial support offered by the state. However, the strongest impact on the farmland market is generated by legal regulations