Financial Support For The Implementation Of Operational Programs Of Fruit And Vegetable Producers Organizations In Poland

The aim of this study is to indicate the tasks carried out by Polish organizations of fruit and vegetables producers as part of the operational programs and the amount of financial support resulting from the European Union (EU) agricultural policy. The goal was achieved based on a library query and data from the European Commission, Eurostat, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and data obtained from the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture. As a result of the research, it was observed that in the EU countries the level of integration of fruit and vegetable producers is diversified (in Poland the degree of market organization is decreasing). There was a disproportionate absorption of funds (relatively very low in Poland), which constitute co-financing of operational programs of fruit and vegetable producers’ organizations in individual countries. It was emphasized that activities most often carried out as part of operational programs, were the ones related to production volume planning and product quality improvement. The level of support for withdrawing products from the market is worrying, as it may indicate an overproduction of fruit and vegetables.