Poland has key strengths in agriculture, but has yet to transition to a fully modern form; labour productivity remains low and poverty rates are high. Poland’s strengths in agriculture include a large arable land base that has production capacity that can be readily improved as well as a growing food-processing industry. However, Poland’s agricultural sector is also the most labour intensive in the European Union; agriculture as a share of total employment stands at 11% while its total value added to the economy stands at only 2.4% (2015). This is in part due to limited land consolidation and the dominance of small farms, as well as hidden unemployment in agriculture. While agriculture is a key economic activity for rural dwellers, it is not highly remunerative and farm households face high poverty rates. In 2016, approximately one in four farmers lived in relative poverty, and 11% of farmers lived in extreme poverty.