Three debates important for the agricultural industry were held during this year’s AGRO SHOW. AGRO SHOW is not limited solely to the exhibition, but it also includes meetings, discussions and exchange of ideas. This is a purpose of debates organised during the event.

The first of them, “Agricultural mechatronic engineer – a profession with great perspectives? Is it worth to study in this area, chances in the job market?” was held on Friday, and continued the subject started at the press conference, at which the new initiative of the Chamber was presented, concerning writing and publishing of a textbook on agricultural mechatronics. The textbook is developed under a working title “Agricultural mechatronic systems”. The lead author is Adam Ekielski, DSc, PhD eng. This work will present issues related to mechatronic systems used in the agriculture, in a very concise and clear way. The final textbook will be available in the first quarter of 2019 as an e-textbook for downloading from www.pigmiur.pl.

The second debate was held on Saturday, and referred to the Exhibition jubilee anniversary. The debate was entitled: “Development of Polish agriculture during last 20 years. Is further fast development of the sector possible in the nearest future?”

On the last day, a heated discussion was held on: “The Programme for Rural Areas Development for the years 2014–2020 – current situation and forecasts until the end of the budgeting period. How can the support be used effectively for modernisation of farms?” It is the subject of particular interest for farmers, manufacturers, importers, and sellers of machines, considering the low budget performance rate under the programme.