Abstract
The paper discusses the issues relating to the legal definition of the family farm as the foundation of the agricultural system in Poland. According to Article 23 of the Constitution of 1997, the family farm is the basis of the Polish agricultural system. By means of analysing the provisions of the Constitution and the Act on the Agricultural System, the paper points out current tendencies in the Polish agricultural system. The main aim of this article is to identify individual elements of the legal definition of the family farm and to evaluate already existing solutions on the matter. The final part of the paper presents de lege ferenda postulates.