Sytuacja prawna młodych rolników w procesie zmiany generacji w rolnictwie

The subject of this essay is the legal situation of young farmers in the process of generations change in agriculture. This issue is particularly current in relation to the process of reconstruction of the agricultural structure. It is reasonable to consider the legal situation of young farmers in connection with the legal regulation concerning the legal status of older farmers, especially the regulation on structural pensions in agriculture. Essay attempts to answer whether the regulations may favor acceleration, facilitation of young farmers taking over farms. The answer is ambiguous. On one hand, the conditions to be met by young farmers are defined for them more liberal than for other grantees but on the other hand these conditions are defined more rigorously. Conditions indicated for young farmers – grantees of agricultural holdings – are determined especially by the agricultural policy objectives, particularly its demographic purpose, purpose of modernization, and above all purpose of improving territorial structure of farms. Existing solutions in this area are an expression of legislative efforts to achieve long–term effects of structural changes in agriculture.