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Dr. Katarzyna Grotkiewicz
University of Agriculture in Krakow

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Department of Production Engineering, Logistics and Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Kraków

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Journal article
Published: 26 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Understanding perception about nature is paramount to understanding human behavior and decision making on the environment. We performed a survey-based study in Brazil and Poland to better understand the perception of land sparing for nature and the perceived value of nature. The countries were selected by intentional sampling and given their importance for local and global biodiversity conservation, and complex socio-ecological context of conservation versus agroforestry business. We performed an online questionnaire (N = 1030) in Brazil and face-to-face interviews in Poland (N = 322). We found that Brazilian respondents demonstrated more pro-environmental attitudes than Polish survey participants. Regarding the question: “How much nature that is left should be spared?”, nearly 51% of Brazilians answered “everything”, compared with 13% of Polish respondents. Just under half of the respondents from Poland (45.6%) indicated that half of the nature that is left should be spared. Brazilian respondents also perceived the intrinsic value of nature to a greater extent compared with Polish respondents; in total, 76% of Brazilians respondents entirely agreed that “Nature, its plants and animals have a value on their own, independent of their usefulness for us” versus 25% of Polish respondents. Our study contributes to a better understanding of the leverage points driving pro-environmental attitudes in both countries.

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Agnieszka Latawiec; Rodrigo Penna-Firme; Ingrid Pena; Bernardo Strassburg; Adam Drosik; Maciej Kubon; Hubert Latala; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Krzysztof Kubon; Pedro Teixeira; Lucas Rodrigues; Alvaro Iribarrem; Stanisław Famielec; Dominika Springer; Isabella Lucas. Perception-Based Study on the Value of Nature to People and Land Sparing for Nature in Brazil and Poland. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8860 .

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Agnieszka Latawiec, Rodrigo Penna-Firme, Ingrid Pena, Bernardo Strassburg, Adam Drosik, Maciej Kubon, Hubert Latala, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Krzysztof Kubon, Pedro Teixeira, Lucas Rodrigues, Alvaro Iribarrem, Stanisław Famielec, Dominika Springer, Isabella Lucas. Perception-Based Study on the Value of Nature to People and Land Sparing for Nature in Brazil and Poland. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8860.

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Agnieszka Latawiec; Rodrigo Penna-Firme; Ingrid Pena; Bernardo Strassburg; Adam Drosik; Maciej Kubon; Hubert Latala; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Krzysztof Kubon; Pedro Teixeira; Lucas Rodrigues; Alvaro Iribarrem; Stanisław Famielec; Dominika Springer; Isabella Lucas. 2020. "Perception-Based Study on the Value of Nature to People and Land Sparing for Nature in Brazil and Poland." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8860.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2020 in Agricultural Engineering
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Despite a long-term reduction trend, the potato production in Poland compared to EU countries is still very high. Therefore, the aim of the paper was to investigate the impact of mechanical damages and light for various genotypes on glycoalkaloids accumulation. Glycoalkaloids are toxic steroid glycosides that naturally occur in the family of Solanaceae. According to many authors, their presence in plants is related to resistance to a physiological stress inflicted by mechanical damages and infections caused by some microorganisms and insects. The TGA content above 200 mg∙kg−1 in a fresh mass of potatoes is an upper limit that guarantees health safety of food. Studies were carried out on 28 potato cultivars divided into 4 groups. The studies that were carried out after harvesting and after 5 months of storage in the experimental storage room in the temperature of 8°C showed an impact of damages and exposition to light of potato tubers on the content of glycoalkaloids.

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Magdalena Dusza; Maciej Sporysz; Dorota Sokołowska; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Impact of Post-Harvest Processing and Storing of Potato Tubers on Toxic Compounds Accumulation. Agricultural Engineering 2020, 24, 39 -44.

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Magdalena Dusza, Maciej Sporysz, Dorota Sokołowska, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Impact of Post-Harvest Processing and Storing of Potato Tubers on Toxic Compounds Accumulation. Agricultural Engineering. 2020; 24 (2):39-44.

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Magdalena Dusza; Maciej Sporysz; Dorota Sokołowska; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. 2020. "Impact of Post-Harvest Processing and Storing of Potato Tubers on Toxic Compounds Accumulation." Agricultural Engineering 24, no. 2: 39-44.

Review
Published: 19 November 2019 in Sustainability
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Adequate management of biomass residues generated by agricultural and food industry can reduce their negative impacts on the environment. The alternative use for agricultural waste is production of biogas. Biomass feedstock intended as a substrate for the agricultural biogas plants may include energy crops, bio-waste, products of animal and plant origin and organic residues from food production. This study reviews the potential of selected biomass residues from the agri-food industry in terms of use for agricultural biogas production in Poland. The most common agri-food residues used as substrates for biogas plants in Poland are maize silage, slurry, and distillery waste. It is important that the input for the agricultural biogas installations can be based on local wastes and co-products that require appropriate disposal or storage conditions and might be burdensome for the environment. The study also discusses several limitations that might have an unfavourable impact regarding biogas plants development in Poland. Given the estimated biomass potential, the assumptions defining the scope of use of agricultural biogas and the undeniable benefits provided by biogas production, agricultural biogas plants should be considered as a promising branch of sustainable electricity and thermal energy production in Poland, especially in rural areas.

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Katarzyna Anna Koryś; Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Maciej Kuboń. The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6515 .

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Katarzyna Anna Koryś, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Maciej Kuboń. The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (22):6515.

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Katarzyna Anna Koryś; Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Maciej Kuboń. 2019. "The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland." Sustainability 11, no. 22: 6515.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2019 in Agricultural Engineering
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The purpose of the supply chain management is to ensure a competitive advantage as well as specific added value for the benefit of all supply chain links. Appropriate management practices generate many benefits, allow for savings in particular segments of the supply chain by means of cost reduction, which in turn directly leads to the competitiveness of enterprises belonging to a specific chain. The above-mentioned issues have become the subject of this thesis. Therefore, the British American Tobacco distribution network is strategically analyzed. A location and number of distribution centers will be i.a. taken into account. Reduction in the number of distribution centers will be suggested in order to reduce logistics costs in the supply chain, i.e. transport and storage. The studies were carried out based on the analysis of flows and route planning of the logistics operator for the transport of the company's products.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Peszek; Przemysław Obajtek. Supply Chain Management in a Production Company. Agricultural Engineering 2019, 23, 61 -69.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Agnieszka Peszek, Przemysław Obajtek. Supply Chain Management in a Production Company. Agricultural Engineering. 2019; 23 (3):61-69.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Peszek; Przemysław Obajtek. 2019. "Supply Chain Management in a Production Company." Agricultural Engineering 23, no. 3: 61-69.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Agricultural Engineering
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The objective of the paper was to analyse the expenditures of labour in production of three selected fruit types (apples, black currant and gooseberry) including, inter alia, in relation to the surface area of a plantation. The total inputs of labour were calculated with a division into manual and mechanized works. Moreover, a detailed structure of manual and mechanized works was presented. It was stated, inter alia, that labour consumption of apple production is approximately four times higher in comparison to black currant and gooseberry. No impact of the plantation size on the total work inputs on fruit production was reported.

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Zbigniew Kowalczyk; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Labour Consumption of Production of Selected Fruit. Agricultural Engineering 2018, 22, 29 -36.

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Zbigniew Kowalczyk, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Labour Consumption of Production of Selected Fruit. Agricultural Engineering. 2018; 22 (3):29-36.

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Zbigniew Kowalczyk; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. 2018. "Labour Consumption of Production of Selected Fruit." Agricultural Engineering 22, no. 3: 29-36.

Journal article
Published: 26 June 2017 in Agricultural Engineering
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Comparative analyses in the national scale were carried out in 300 individual farms from Małopolskie and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in order to search for relations between the production intensity level, work performance and land efficiency and factors which shape them. The analyses concerned the use of Bayesian modelling algorithms for forecasting development of various economic and agricultural indicators which decide on the intensity and competitiveness of agriculture. The paper constitutes the second stage of research, which was preceded with previous preparation of data for modelling with the use of an exploratory overview of available data and TwoStep Cluster Analysis (Grotkiewicz et al., 2016). Based on the analyses, which were carried out, networks were built which present the relations between the analyzed variables, and conditional similarities were verified.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Application of Bayesian Networks for Forecasting Future Model of Farm. Agricultural Engineering 2017, 21, 69 -79.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Application of Bayesian Networks for Forecasting Future Model of Farm. Agricultural Engineering. 2017; 21 (2):69-79.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. 2017. "Application of Bayesian Networks for Forecasting Future Model of Farm." Agricultural Engineering 21, no. 2: 69-79.

Journal article
Published: 04 May 2017 in Technical Sciences
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Searching for relations between the level of production intensity, land efficiency and work performance, comparative analyses were carried out on international scale taking into consideration 45 countries from around the world with the use of the Statistical Yearbook (2013) and International Statistics Yearbook (2015). The research covered basic qualification criteria of sustainable agriculture, i.e. the level of mineral fertilization and stocking density as well as productivity rates, i.e. land efficiency and work performance and factors which shape them. The main aim of the research is the use of Bayesian modelling in order to predict the development of various economical and agricultural indicators and also show relationships between events basing on the theory of probability.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Analysis of economic and agricultural indicators under sustainable agriculture conditions with the use of Bayesian modelling. Technical Sciences 2017, 3, 209 -225.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Analysis of economic and agricultural indicators under sustainable agriculture conditions with the use of Bayesian modelling. Technical Sciences. 2017; 3 (20):209-225.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. 2017. "Analysis of economic and agricultural indicators under sustainable agriculture conditions with the use of Bayesian modelling." Technical Sciences 3, no. 20: 209-225.

Journal article
Published: 24 April 2017 in Sustainability
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Most research on biochar has focused either on the mechanistic or the biophysical aspects, and there has been relatively little research into the social applicability and acceptance of biochar as a soil enhancer in agriculture. However, whether to adopt biochar in their practice is ultimately the farmers’ decision, and their willingness to do so is crucial. Here, we show the producer’s perspective on adopting biochar, using Polish farmers as a case study. Poland is an interesting case study because biochar has only recently attracted the attention of researchers, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders there. We performed standardized, semi-structured interviews with 161 Polish farmers to evaluate the socioeconomic potential of biochar application in practice. We found that 27% of the respondents claimed to be familiar with biochar. The respondents with a technical, non-agricultural level of education were most familiar with the term ‘biochar’ (36%), followed by the group of respondents with a higher-level agricultural education (31%). It was surprising that among the latter respondents, the majority (69%) did not know the term ‘biochar’, either in the context used for this study or in any other context. Twenty percent of the respondents expressed an interest in using biochar, while 43% were not willing to adopt it in their agricultural practice (37% ‘did not know yet’). If a farmer was familiar with the concept of sustainable agriculture, the probability of familiarity with biochar increased by 16% (p < 0.05). In addition, farmers interested in using biochar indicated that sustainable agriculture might improve the financial situation of their farms (52%). The perceived benefits of biochar that drive the willingness to adopt it included improved soil quality and increased income due to increased yields, while the constraints on its adoption were associated mainly with high costs. Our results also point to the necessity of information flow as well as engaging farmers in participatory research to adjust the research to their needs. Furthermore, our results highlight the importance of transparency with the farmers and appropriate dissemination and presentation of both the positive and the negative aspects of biochar adoption. We urge those studying biochar to engage in more interdisciplinary research and to go beyond laboratory and field research. Many innovations, even those that work, will not be adopted if socioeconomic considerations are not incorporated into the research.

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Agnieszka E. Latawiec; Jolanta B. Królczyk; Maciej Kuboń; Katarzyna Szwedziak; Adam Drosik; Ewa Polańczyk; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Bernardo B. N. Strassburg. Willingness to Adopt Biochar in Agriculture: The Producer’s Perspective. Sustainability 2017, 9, 655 .

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Agnieszka E. Latawiec, Jolanta B. Królczyk, Maciej Kuboń, Katarzyna Szwedziak, Adam Drosik, Ewa Polańczyk, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Bernardo B. N. Strassburg. Willingness to Adopt Biochar in Agriculture: The Producer’s Perspective. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (4):655.

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Agnieszka E. Latawiec; Jolanta B. Królczyk; Maciej Kuboń; Katarzyna Szwedziak; Adam Drosik; Ewa Polańczyk; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Bernardo B. N. Strassburg. 2017. "Willingness to Adopt Biochar in Agriculture: The Producer’s Perspective." Sustainability 9, no. 4: 655.

Preprint
Published: 01 January 2017
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Research background: Analysis of economic and agricultural indicators are important tools to evaluate the performance of agriculture and describe scientific and technical progress (Agol et al., 2014, pp. 1-9; Archibugi and Coco, 2004, pp. 629–654). They also enable comparisons between the performances of different countries. In the comprehensive review by McConnell and Bockstael (2005, pp. 621-669), the measures of development show that competitiveness, both in the international and domestic arena, should be evaluated by two main indexes: the work productivity index and the land productivity index. Purpose of the article: The objective of this paper is to analyse social and economic factors that influence the efficiency of agriculture in three dissimilar countries: Poland, Unites States of America and China. The analysed countries have characteristic features that influence development of specific branches of agriculture including the level of social and economic growth, structural features of agriculture, agricultural policy, and market situations, thus shaping the level and structure of production. To our knowledge, this is the first study that discusses work and land productivity in these three countries. Methodology/methods: For calculation of final indexes of work and land productivity for the analysed countries, basic control and economic characteristics are necessary. These were calculated using the Eurostat database (2014) and the Yearbook of International Statistics CSO (2012; 2013a, 2013b) and include the area of agricultural land, number of farms and the average size of farms, the number of people active in agriculture, and gross national production in total and in agriculture. Findings & Value added: We found that Poland has not yet reached optimal land or work force productivity. The indicators suggest Poland is agriculturally closer to developing countries than developed. In particular, we indicate a low agricultural efficiency compared with Western co

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Latawiec; Maciej Kuboń; Anna Szelag-Sikora; Marcin Niemiec. Productivity of work and land: a comparison between three dissimilar countries. 2017, 1 .

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Agnieszka Latawiec, Maciej Kuboń, Anna Szelag-Sikora, Marcin Niemiec. Productivity of work and land: a comparison between three dissimilar countries. . 2017; ():1.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Latawiec; Maciej Kuboń; Anna Szelag-Sikora; Marcin Niemiec. 2017. "Productivity of work and land: a comparison between three dissimilar countries." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Problems of Small Agricultural Holdings / Problemy Drobnych Gospodarstw Rolnych
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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Peszek. Factors affecting work productivity of women employed in agriculture in the European Union countries. Problems of Small Agricultural Holdings / Problemy Drobnych Gospodarstw Rolnych 2017, 4, 57 -68.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Agnieszka Peszek. Factors affecting work productivity of women employed in agriculture in the European Union countries. Problems of Small Agricultural Holdings / Problemy Drobnych Gospodarstw Rolnych. 2017; 4 ():57-68.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Peszek. 2017. "Factors affecting work productivity of women employed in agriculture in the European Union countries." Problems of Small Agricultural Holdings / Problemy Drobnych Gospodarstw Rolnych 4, no. : 57-68.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2016 in Agricultural Engineering
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The paper describes basic methodology assumptions related to construction of Bayesian networks. The paper aims at preparation of data for modeling to obtain fresh knowledge on economic and agricultural database and will constitute the first stage of research. Variables (economic and agricultural indicators) with discreet values were used for analysis with the use of two step grouping technique and previous non-typical data were explored. The research was carried out on the group of three hundred individual fanns from Malopolskie and Swiçtokrzyskie Voiovedship. The knowledge obtained from analyses will be used in practice in agricultural engineering in order to support agricultural activity.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Peszek; Zbigniew Kowalczyk. Verification of Economic and Agricultural Indicators With the Use of Statistical Methods on the Example of Individual Farms. Agricultural Engineering 2016, 20, 43 -51.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz, Agnieszka Peszek, Zbigniew Kowalczyk. Verification of Economic and Agricultural Indicators With the Use of Statistical Methods on the Example of Individual Farms. Agricultural Engineering. 2016; 20 (3):43-51.

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Katarzyna Grotkiewicz; Agnieszka Peszek; Zbigniew Kowalczyk. 2016. "Verification of Economic and Agricultural Indicators With the Use of Statistical Methods on the Example of Individual Farms." Agricultural Engineering 20, no. 3: 43-51.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2016 in Agricultural Engineering
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The objective of the article was to compare the level and structure of wear and tear of various types of the most popular agricultural buildings in the selected agricultural farms. A comparative analysis of physical and functional wear as well as investment expenditures of the selected objects in 2010-2014 was carried out. The scope of the article covered agricultural buildings with which 90 farms in the southern Poland are equipped. These farms were varied on account of the surface area and the production nature. The detailed analysis covered: cowsheds, piggeries, garages, fruit and vegetable storages, greenhouses and barns. The average age of the majority of farm buildings as well as a considerable degree of physical wear in comparison to a lower functional wear was determined.

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Zbigniew Kowalczyk; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Wear of Farm Buildings in Selected Farms. Agricultural Engineering 2016, 20, 109 -116.

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Zbigniew Kowalczyk, Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. Wear of Farm Buildings in Selected Farms. Agricultural Engineering. 2016; 20 (2):109-116.

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Zbigniew Kowalczyk; Katarzyna Grotkiewicz. 2016. "Wear of Farm Buildings in Selected Farms." Agricultural Engineering 20, no. 2: 109-116.