Search for: [Abstract = "The aim of the article is to identify the impact of agriculture on the economic and ecological rural space after Poland’s accession to the European Union. The EU membership has given significant impetus to the transformation of agriculture mainly in the industrial \(farming\) aspect due to implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy \(CAP\). This has led to deepening the process of deagrarianization of rural areas. With regard to the economic sphere, the author considered workplaces and sources of livelihood \(income\), while analyzing the ecological space, some indicators of environmental sustainability of agricultural holdings were employed. The Central Statistical Office data of Farms’ Structure Survey of 2005 and 2016 in a cross\-section types of commune \(rural, urban\-rural, urban\) comprised the factual material used. Agriculture loses in importance in the economic sphere, especially in urbanized communes. This has been indicated by a downward trend in the number of farms, especially those providing major agricultural income for the maintenance of the farmer’s family, as well as engaging decreasing labor resources in agricultural activity. In respect of the ecological sphere, changes are heterogeneous. On the one hand, the progressive farmerization of agriculture intensifies the adverse nature of concentration and specialization in production. On the other hand, agricultural production based on scarce minerals helps to improve economic sustainability. There is an increase in environmental\-friendly agricultural practices in connection with the ecosystem functions. Currently, apart from factors that contribute to the process of deagrarianization, there are also certain aspects, which delayed the process. These include, in particular, questioning the effects of globalization in relation to food system, orientation on sustainable development to highlight the bioeconomy and agri\-ecological intensification, ethnoconsumerism as well as interest in folk culture and regional identity."]

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