Przemiany wybranych czynników ekonomicznych gospodarki sadowniczej i warzywniczej w gospodarce żywnościowej w latach 1980-2008

The aim of the present work was to investigate the role and attributes of the development of fruit and vegetable production in the food sector of the Polish economy in the period 1980 – 2008. In this publication the author presents the role of Polish fruit and vegetable production in the context of the world production of fruit and vegetables, the significance of Polish fruit and vegetable exports and also the results of a statistical analysis of the influence of fruit and vegetable supply on the level of consumption of these products in Polish households in the period 1991 -2008.