Food Production Security in Times of a Long-Term Energy Shortage Crisis: The Example of Poland

In countries with industrialized agriculture, the contribution of fossil energy equals or exceeds provided to society in food. Poland is one which, absence its own sufficient oil and gas resources, forced import these fuels order benefit from modern solutions field food production distribution. This situation poses a serious threat security if there prolonged shortage such sources. Using example Poland, following were identified: causes level agricultural dependence on fuels, threats agriculture source alternative fuels. The results considerations indicate that not country has irretrievably lost ability restore self-sufficiency event loss access external sources