samowystarczalnych

Samowystarczalnych is a form of the Polish adjective samowystarczalny, used as a genitive plural modifier. The root term means self-sufficient or self-reliant, describing a person, community, or system that can meet its own needs without external support. In Polish discourse, samowystarczalnych appears in phrases referring to groups or entities in a possessive or descriptive sense, for example in contexts discussing self-sufficient communities or networks.

As a grammatical form, samowystarczalnych is typically found when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural. This contrasts with samowystarczalne (nominative or accusative neuter/plural feminine) or samowystarczalni (nominative masculine personal). The choice of form signals the grammatical role of the noun in the sentence rather than a change in meaning.

In usage, the concept covers several domains. Energy self-sufficiency, or samowystarczalność energetyczna, refers to meeting energy needs through local resources and renewables. Food self-sufficiency, samowystarczalność żywieniowa, describes the ability to produce a substantial share of a population’s dietary requirements locally. Economic and water self-sufficiency are discussed in policy and sustainability literature, alongside broader ideas of autarky and resilience.

The term is common in discussions about rural development, environmental sustainability, and community planning. Critics note that absolute self-sufficiency is often impractical in a highly interconnected global economy, and that a balance between independence and interdependence—aiming for robustness rather than total autarky—can be more feasible.