The main question this study seeks to answer is whether or not the competitiveness of the Polish farm sector during the transition period (1990-2003) improved and wheter the Polish farmers were ready to compete at the EU market afterwards. They had to face the pressures from various sources as global markets development (e.g. low international agricultural prices) as well as from Polish systemic reforms (stabilisation, liberalisation, privatization, etc.), and adjustments related to the EU (quality of products adjustments, environmental standards, tariffs removal, arbitrage, etc.). All those...