N2 - Rural development policy of Agricultural Property Stock (APS) of the State Treasury in Poland is run by the National Support Centre for Agriculture (until 31.08.2017 Agricultural Property Agency). In the article, on the example of the Braniewo municipality, the size and spatial distribution of land transferred from the Agricultural Property Stock (APS) of the State Treasury to the municipality was analysed. One of the most important goals associated with this was activities related to social aspects, often part of the revitalization and renewal of the rural areas. After Poland's accession to the Euro-pean Union, it was possible to obtain subsidies that allowed the rural population to apply for financing projects, such as: road construction, creating school playgrounds or socio-cultural facilities. Authors also analysed examples of good practic-es in this area in the municipality of Braniewo, as a recommendation for other municipalities. Attempts have also been made to indicate the role of the National Support Centre for Agriculture in the transformation of the Polish countryside, with particular emphasis on the areas of former State Agricultural Farms. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/113450/PDF-MASTER/Ogryzek%20i%20in%20442.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/113450 PY - 2019 IS - No 42 EP - 149 KW - National Support Centre for Agriculture KW - revitalization and renewal of the rural areas KW - rural areas KW - rural development policy A1 - Ogryzek, Marek P. A1 - Rząsa, Krzysztof A1 - Ciski, Mateusz PB - Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute DA - 2019.07.29 T1 - The role of the National Support Centre for Agriculture in the process of revitalization and renewal of the rural areas SP - 143 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/113450 T2 - Journal of Water and Land Development