Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis
Organic farming in Poland has been developing dynamically since the accession to the EU. However, there are considerable differences in the level of organic farming development in particular regions. Therefore, it is vital to identify the primary factors and conditions for this development and their...
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| description | Organic farming in Poland has been developing dynamically since the accession to the EU. However, there are considerable differences in the level of organic farming development in particular regions. Therefore, it is vital to identify the primary factors and conditions for this development and their importance considering their spatial distribution. The presented paper aims to estimate the relationships between the level of organic agriculture development and selected conditions of financial and environmental character. The investigation is based on primary data for 2017 retrieved from the Local Data Bank of the Main Statistical Office and Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection database for all Poland districts. In order to achieve this objective, a multivariate statistical analysis method—the canonical correlation was applied. The analysis was preceded by constructing the composite indices of organic agriculture development and its conditions based on a Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method and correlation analysis between the indices developed by the authors. The performed canonical analysis showed two statistically significant canonical variables with relatively high values of the canonical correlation (0.74 and 0.59). It proves that the degree of explaining the variability of one set of variables through linear relationships (referring to the level of organic farming development), by the second input data set (describing the determinants of the development), by successive pairs of canonical variables is high. This means that the created model describes relatively well the considered data sets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ac4f4fe5f34457aa06ee83222e4b4452023-11-20T19:14:04ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722020-10-01101151410.3390/agriculture10110514Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical AnalysisJoanna Smoluk-Sikorska0Mariusz Malinowski1Władysława Łuczka2Department of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-639 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-639 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-639 Poznan, PolandOrganic farming in Poland has been developing dynamically since the accession to the EU. However, there are considerable differences in the level of organic farming development in particular regions. Therefore, it is vital to identify the primary factors and conditions for this development and their importance considering their spatial distribution. The presented paper aims to estimate the relationships between the level of organic agriculture development and selected conditions of financial and environmental character. The investigation is based on primary data for 2017 retrieved from the Local Data Bank of the Main Statistical Office and Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection database for all Poland districts. In order to achieve this objective, a multivariate statistical analysis method—the canonical correlation was applied. The analysis was preceded by constructing the composite indices of organic agriculture development and its conditions based on a Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method and correlation analysis between the indices developed by the authors. The performed canonical analysis showed two statistically significant canonical variables with relatively high values of the canonical correlation (0.74 and 0.59). It proves that the degree of explaining the variability of one set of variables through linear relationships (referring to the level of organic farming development), by the second input data set (describing the determinants of the development), by successive pairs of canonical variables is high. This means that the created model describes relatively well the considered data sets.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/11/514organic agriculturedevelopmentconditionscanonical analysisTOPSIS methodlinear ordering |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Smoluk-Sikorska Mariusz Malinowski Władysława Łuczka Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis Agriculture organic agriculture development conditions canonical analysis TOPSIS method linear ordering |
| title | Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis |
| title_full | Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis |
| title_short | Identification of the Conditions for Organic Agriculture Development in Polish Districts—An Implementation of Canonical Analysis |
| title_sort | identification of the conditions for organic agriculture development in polish districts an implementation of canonical analysis |
| topic | organic agriculture development conditions canonical analysis TOPSIS method linear ordering |
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