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The development and change of productivity, as well as of its influencing factors, is of interest in economic research. In this paper we analyse the development of productivity in pig farms in Germany. Balanced farm panels are selected from the German Farm Accounting Data Network (FADN). As a productivity measure we use the Färe-Primont Index proposed by O’Donnell. Results shows a rather constant...
The paper presents a possible theoretical approach how income risk could be indirectly analysed at the sector level. This is an important step in the early development stage of eventual policies dealing with income issues. In such circumstances one should have reliable information about the characteristics of income risk faced by different groups of farms in relation to their economic size and income...
The article examines the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan after independence in 1991, as well as problems and issues that arise during this process. The study used data from official statistics, policy documents and materials of the Department of Agriculture published on the website and articles on agrarian issues. The article highlights the social problems of agrarian sector that need to be addressed...
Biodiversity is formed, among other things, by the extensive use of arable land and therefore Poland has one of the most species abundant agricultural landscapes in Europe. Small ecological farms, especially in southern and south-eastern Poland, still host rare plant species named in the red lists of many European states. The diversity of animal and plant species in these areas is significantly higher...
In 2010 an EU subsidy program started to create high quality control posts in Europe. Control posts are companies offering facilities for animals to rest and eat during long distance transport. They also offer facilities for trucks, drivers and competent authorities. A decision support program has been developed to support owners of control posts with their investment plan. The aim of this computer...
The aim of the paper is to answer the question whether convergence between households expenditures structures in the European Union exists. In order to study the phenomenon concepts of β - and σ -convergences are applied. The research is based on data on households expenditures in the period from 1995 through 2011 provided by EUROSTAT. It covers 27 countries and 12 groups of goods and services according...
Understanding global trends and perspectives in agriculture is challenging. This paper presents the concept and some selected findings from agri benchmark regarding the perspectives of European sugar beet production, Latin American beef production and specialty crops in Kazakhstan. These case studies illustrate that the agri benchmark approach allows the identification of the drivers of growers’ decision...
The aim of this work was to define the working capital management strategies in two types of farms: dairy and arable. These groups of farms were taken from the FADN database. The same farms were investigated in the years 2004-2011. The share of circulating assets and current liability indicators in total assets, cash flow indicators and the share of liquid assets in circulating assets were used to...
Efektywność kosztów w subsektorze mlecznym analizowano na podstawie danych z dwóch regionów FADN i czterech podregionów w Polsce w okresie 2004/2005-2007/2008. Indeksy efektywności kosztów wyliczono dla każdego gospodarstwa z dwóch regionów FADN i podzielanych z nich dwóch subregionów. Analiza na poziomie regionów i subregionów wskazała na duże różnice we względnej efektywności kosztów gospodarstw...
Small and marginalized farmers of many developing countries in semi-arid tropics depend primarily on extension services for information. Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) have shared actions to develop specific mechanisms and tools, to consider how they are applied, and to assess their outcomes and impact. Analysis of an eight-year extension project in 21 villages...
This aim of this article is to determine the importance of the cultivation contract as a way to provide the raw materials for food processing plant directly related to the improvement of production and business operations. The material for investigation originated from the survey conducted among of 105 entities and from the charts of legal basis. The survey covered four groups of producers and the...
This work aims to verify the hypothesis which states that cyclical changes in the manufacture of agricultural means of production are more dynamic than changes in the production of foodstuffs. This stems from the Austrian School theory. In the theoretical part of this work the time-structure of production theory and its application to agribusiness is discussed. Whereas in the empirical part researches...
This paper provides unique comparisons of agricultural companies from the Visegrad Group countries using the value spread indicator. Companies in these countries have similar geographical conditions and they experienced relatively similar historical development. Nevertheless, the agricultural sector in each of these countries is different to some extent. The value spread indicator provides information...
t. In 2006, the Solomon Islands Government implemented the Rice Development Programme aiming to promote rice growing. However, the low level of rice adoption raised questions relating to the successful implementation of this programme. The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that contributed to farmers’ decision to adopt or not to adopt rice. The data collected was analysed using the qualitative...
Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in India, and could benefit tremendously with the applications of ICTs especially in bringing changes to socio-economic conditions of the poor in rural areas. Achieving these benefits requires proper institutions for ICT adoption and utilization. Therefore The current state of major Indian institutions (ICT and rural policies) using document analysis...
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