Influence of agency of agricultural estates on local and regional development in rural areas

The following article contains analysis of role played by the Agency of Agricultural Estates (in Polish: Agencja Nieruchomosci Rolnych – ANR) in the process of forming local development in rural areas. The Agency is in possession of the Resources of Agricultural Estates of National Treasury (in Polish: Zasoby Nieruchomosci Rolnych Skarbu Panstwa - ZNRSP). Due to wide-scale possibilities of acting, it has right to influence the estate market, housing economy, and development possibilities of rural municipalities. The aim of this article is to define the role of the Agency of Agricultural Estates in regional development. The most important activities of the Agency, which impact on the regional development, particularly, related with trade in agricultural property have been analysed in the article. Analyses contain case studies of specific activities conducted by representatives of the Agency and their results, especially, the most important decrees of President of ANR and their influence on local development.