Production Resources and their Use in Farms of Varied Relations with the Environment in Poland

The volume of the agricultural production depends, most of all, on the quantity and type of the factors applied in production. Changes of the production resources and the efficiency of their utilisation may become a marker to assess the situation of farms and predict the development of agriculture. Production resources in agriculture allow achieving specific volume of production, which is directly transferable on the amount of the gained profit. Farms are distinguished by different rates of development, which is conditioned by many factors. Apart from the external factors (components of the environment), one should point to the internal conditions of the farm. It is estimated that the internal forces are decisive in achieving success on the market on particular conditions (country, region). It all depends on the entities themselves - how they would use their chances offered by the environment and actions they would take to avoid danger. The external environment has a great influence on the entity, complicating the situation and hindering decision taking and effective management. Many businesses cope in a changing environment, while others are liquidated, which is a mark of the role of the business's internal potential (Adamowicz 2002). The potential is related to both, the material factors of production (such as the soil, labour force resources, fixed and current assets, etc.), and the non-material factors (knowledge, skills, competence of the management, access to information, etc.). Winning the competitive advantage is possible when the business has appropriate resources at its disposal and uses them efficiently. The material will present the diversification in the use of the production potential on the Polish farms, depending on their market activeness (relations with the environment). The analysis covers the soil and labour resources. The main emphasis will be placed on the efficiency of using these resources on farms with diversified relations with the environment (market). It will also present the general development trends for farms in Poland, together with their connections with the market.