Price risk, market volatility, and cost pressures are increasingly shaping the decisions made on farms. For young people entering agriculture, this means combining production knowledge with an understanding of market mechanisms, data analysis, and the fundamentals of risk management.
That is precisely why the Polish Association for Sustainable Agriculture and Food has become a knowledge partner of the Towarowa Gra Giełdowa — Agricultural Commodity Trading Simulation — a nationwide educational initiative organized by the Association of Rural Youth (Związek Młodzieży Wiejskiej). The project takes the form of a commodity investment simulation: participants make decisions on a platform using virtual capital but based on real market prices. It is a hands-on learning method — one that helps participants understand how global factors translate into agricultural prices and how to work with data rather than rely on intuition.
Agricultural Markets and Price Risk
The Agricultural Commodity Trading Simulation was developed as an educational tool for secondary and university students, designed to build economic and analytical skills through the lens of the agricultural market. A key element of the project is teamwork — participants work in Student Producer Groups (teams that simulate farm or agri-business management) which realistically mirrors decision-making in real-world agricultural and food sector settings.
The strategic partner is BNP Paribas Bank Polska’s Brokerage Division, a member of our Association. Together, we co-organize initiatives including the Agroabsolwent competition, aimed at young authors of final theses related to modern agriculture, sustainable food production, innovation, and agribusiness development. Growing the agri-food sector requires investing in knowledge, competencies, and solutions that young people can bring directly from universities and education systems into real-world agricultural practice. The initiative is supported under the patronage of the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Youth Competencies and Farm Succession
This is another step in our Association’s ongoing efforts to strengthen farmers’ skills and capabilities and to make agriculture a more attractive career path for the younger generation. Recently, we have been exploring these themes in collaboration with the Association of Rural Youth — through debates on farm succession, the needs of young farmers, stable production conditions, and the role of partnerships across the food supply chain.
The Agricultural Commodity Trading Simulation aligns closely with this approach: it develops the skills needed to make sound decisions in volatile market conditions and to better understand the economic environment of agricultural production.
Key Dates:
- Participant and team registration: by 23 March 2026
- Main game: 1 April – 1 June 2026
- National grand finale: June 2026
Details and registration: towarowagragieldowa.pl
We warmly encourage you to join us!