Poland is preparing to extend the ban on the sale of state land.

The draft law, which extends by another 10 years — until April 30, 2036 — the ban on the sale of properties from the State Agricultural Property Fund (Zasób Własności Rolnej Skarbu Państwa), was adopted yesterday by the Polish Council of Ministers. The draft law under consideration is one of the government's priorities to fulfill the demands made by farmers, for whom the main form of management of state agricultural properties is leasing. Currently in Poland, contracts for leasing agricultural properties from the state fund are most often concluded or renewed for a period of 10–20 years. Depending on the type of property and the status of the tenant (for example, family farm, livestock, young farming unit, etc.), the contract can be of maximum duration. Unlike the purchase of properties, leasing does not require significant financial resources, and the use of the properties is carried out through auctions, including limited auctions, in which individual agricultural producers ...