The most signifi cant problems of agricultural enterprises are the lack of equipment and assets, financing production and development as well as the low level of income achieved through agricultural activity. Subsidies from the government, favourable credit constructions and the European Union resources play a particularly important role in improving the farmers’ financial status and in implementing investments and fi nancing operating funds. During the last five years several national and from May 2004 the European Union subsidies or low-premium credit constructions could be applied for by farmers. In this study based of the National Country Development and Planning Information System the intensity of utilizing the European Union subsidies was examined in the South Plain region in Békés county, focused on the Agricultural and Rural Development Operative Programme.

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