Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(6):284-291 | DOI: 10.17221/77/2009-AGRICECON

Diversification into non-agricultural activities under the conditions of Slovakia

Stanislav BUCHTA, Zuzana FEDERIČOVÁ
Research Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

The paper analyzes the diversification into non-agricultural activities in the Slovak agriculture. It describes the diversification activities according to the Farm Structure Survey. In 2007, every third farm performed other gainful activities. The paper analyzes the public expenditures paid to the diversification in the pre-integration and post-integration period and reveals the covering of the beneficiaries in the past and new programming period. The conclusion presents the attitudes and opinions of the Diversification Measure beneficiaries connected with the evaluation of the implementing means and other aspects joined with the implementation of diversification activities within the sectoral programme documents.

Keywords: diversification, European funds, sectoral programme documents, beneficiaries' opinions on diversification, impacts and effects of diversification

Published: June 30, 2010  Show citation

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BUCHTA S, FEDERIČOVÁ Z. Diversification into non-agricultural activities under the conditions of Slovakia. Agric. Econ. - Czech. 2010;56(6):284-291. doi: 10.17221/77/2009-AGRICECON.
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