Research conducted by  the Department includes, among others, the following areas:

• macroeconomic factors of growth and development of the Polish agriculture and rural areas;
• effectiveness and competitiveness of the agricultural sector in relation to changes on the global market;
• evolution of agricultural policy, including the instruments of the EU Common Agricultural Policy;
• sustainable development;
• market and non-market land trade and changes in the area structure of farms;
• human capital, local labor markets and unemployment;
• evolution of social and economic structures and their institutional environment;
• regionalization and spatial policy;
• factors of the development and transfer of innovations;
• Poland's food safety, including food safety and quality, high quality food and food quality systems.