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Perception of resilience and its determinants with a focus on farm size: The case of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic

Ilona Svobodová, Marie Šimpachová Pechrová, Milan Takáč

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(8):458-474 | DOI: 10.17221/479/2024-AGRICECON  

The aim of the paper is to examine the resilience of Czech agricultural enterprises through the perceptions of farm managers and to assess the areas where these businesses perceive themselves as resilient and where they feel vulnerable. The analysis is based on data from a survey conducted by the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (IAEI) in June 2022, involving 521 Czech agricultural managers. The study focuses on six key areas: climate change and its impacts, agricultural inputs, labour force, market outlets, land prices and availability, and changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Across all areas, managers reported that...

The impact of contract farming on household income and poverty alleviation: Insights from smallholder poultry farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya

Emmanuel Kiprop, Jane Chelagat, Geng Xianhui, Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso, Kebebew Bezu, Salman Ibn Yasin

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(8):433-444 | DOI: 10.17221/450/2024-AGRICECON  

This study explores the impact of contract farming on household income and rural poverty alleviation using measures outlined by World Bank among 410 smallholder Kenyan poultry farmers. Using endogenous switching regression and propensity score matching models, we found that contract farming significantly boosts household income, with participants experiencing a 74% increase. If non-participants had engaged in contract farming, their income could have risen by 45.59%. The average treatment effect on the treated was USD 0.21 per capita per day, corresponding to a 9.83% reduction in extreme poverty and a 16.90% reduction in poverty severity....

Efficiency of agricultural and pastoral systems in China considering shared factors and undesirable outputs

Chunhua Chen, Chongyu Ma

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(8):445-457 | DOI: 10.17221/411/2024-AGRICECON  

Assessing and optimising the efficiency of agricultural and pastoral systems is crucial for the long-term development of a country. The presence of shared factors and undesirable outputs increases the complexity of evaluating the efficiency of these systems. To address this issue, we first analysed the production possibility sets of the agricultural subsystems, pastoral subsystems, and agricultural and pastoral systems. Then, two bounded adjusted measure (BAM) models considering shared factors and undesirable outputs were proposed to evaluate the divisional efficiency of agricultural and pastoral subsystems. Additionally, a network BAM model in the...

Factors affecting grain loss reduction efforts among Chinese farmers

Pan Liu, Jiamin Zhu, Wenwen Pan, Bingjun Li, Qian Liu

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(8):423-432 | DOI: 10.17221/305/2024-AGRICECON  

In this study, we used psychology and organisational behaviour theories to determine the main elements affecting Chinese farmers' grain loss-reduction efforts (LREs). We established social factors (SFs), policy factors (PFs) and buyer's strategies (BSs) as the three central factors and constructed a theoretical framework linking these factors to grain producers' LREs. Using this framework, we designed a survey questionnaire and an interview guide; we subsequently collected 1 536 valid questionnaire responses and 25 interview transcripts. The findings revealed that SFs, PFs and BSs had a significance positive effect on the LREs of grain producers. Critically,...

Understanding meat and fish consumption: Socio-demographic and value insights from five European countries

Diana Kmeťková, Milan Ščasný, Iva Zvěřinová, Vojtěch Máca

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(7):394-409 | DOI: 10.17221/348/2024-AGRICECON  

Current dietary patterns in developed countries, characterised by high intakes of processed and animal-source foods, are linked to increased obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases, as well as environmental burdens. This paper investigates determinants of red meat, white meat, and fish consumption across five European countries, using representative survey data from over 10 000 individuals. Our findings reveal that men consume more red meat and fish than women, though, when adjusted for body weight, women consume significantly more white meat and fish. While vegetarians are mostly people younger than 35 years, meat eaters in the same age...

Has contract farming improved the green technology efficiency of vegetable growers? Empirical evidence from rural areas in Shandong Province, China

Qi Li, Zixuan Wang

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(7):378-393 | DOI: 10.17221/43/2024-AGRICECON  

Contract farming is regarded as an effective strategy for smallholder farmers in developing countries to enhance their agricultural competitiveness. However, limited research exists on its potential to promote green, sustainable development. This paper investigates the impact of contract farming participation on farmers' green technology efficiency using data from a sample of 627 vegetable growers in Shandong, China and employs the propensity score matching method. Our findings are as follows: i) Under the counterfactual assumption, participation in contract farming increases green technology efficiency from 0.560 to 0.614. The efficiency of contract...

Exploring the role of epistemic benefit and responsible tourist behaviour in the selection of local wine by tourists

Edgar J. Sabina del Castillo, Ricardo J. Díaz Armas, Desiderio Gutiérrez Taño

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(7):410-422 | DOI: 10.17221/383/2023-AGRICECON  

The consumption of local wine at tourist destinations plays a fundamental role in creating authentic experiences. However, there is very little research that has looked in depth into the factors that influence tourists' consumption of this product, especially in relation to epistemic benefits and responsible tourist behaviour. This study proposes a theoretical model based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). We conducted a survey involving 619 travellers who regularly consume wine when visiting Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). The results show that epistemic benefit and responsible tourist behaviour have a positive relationship with attitudes...

A study on benefit distribution of agricultural product quality governance under the perspective of digital supply chain

Zhan Shuai, Wan Zhilan

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(7):357-377 | DOI: 10.17221/311/2023-AGRICECON  

As the strategy for building a robust agricultural nation gains momentum and agricultural science and technology advances, the quality of agricultural products has seen significant improvement, accompanied by an increase in the economic income of agricultural producers and operators. Therefore, the fair and reasonable implementation of the revenue distribution of the agricultural supply chain is of great significance in improving the quality of agricultural products and ensuring the stable operation of the supply chain. The article focuses on the three main bodies of the agricultural supply chain, namely production and price co-integration enterprises,...

Unintended consequences of trade in environmental innovation: Agricultural emissions, sectoral leakage, and the Kuznets curve hypothesis

Xinyi Gu, Jianmin Li, Farzan Yahya, Muhammad Waqas, Amad Rashid

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(6):298-307 | DOI: 10.17221/399/2024-AGRICECON  

Mitigating emissions from the agricultural sector is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals. However, controlling emissions in one sector can lead to unintended consequences in others through leakage effects. Grounded in the theoretical propositions of sectoral shift theory (SST), the rebound effect, and leakage effects, this study investigates the asymmetric impact of environmentally sound technology (EST) imports and exports on agricultural emissions (N₂O and methane) within the framework of the agricultural Kuznets curve (AKC). Utilising a balanced panel dataset of 105 countries from 2010 to 2020, we employ the Westerlund cointegration...

Structural characteristics and determinants of the patent collaboration network in China's agricultural sector

Xiao Cheng

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(6):285-297 | DOI: 10.17221/369/2024-AGRICECON  

Drawing upon data on co-signed patents in China's agricultural sector between 2015 and 2022, this paper explores the structural characteristics and determinants of the patent collaboration network in agricultural technology involving universities (U), enterprises (E) and research institutes (R). The results of social network analysis (SNA) revealed that the patent collaboration network is expanding in scale, but innovators are sparsely connected to others. Although the subnetwork linked by enterprises is the largest, universities and research institutes are more likely to play roles as hubs and bridges in the network. Furthermore, quadratic assignment...

How have global pandemics destabilised the food market?

Meng Qin, Chi-Wei Su, Jinhao Cui

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(6):323-335 | DOI: 10.17221/323/2023-AGRICECON  

The paper explores the influence of global pandemic uncertainty (GPU) on food prices (FP) by using the mixed-frequency vector autoregression (MF-VAR) model. Empirical findings indicate that the influence of GPU on FP varies across different scenarios, exhibiting either positive, negative, or insignificant effects. A positive influence implies that GPU fuels panic-buying and stockpiling behaviours, thereby boosting food demand. Concurrently, disruptions in agricultural production and food export restrictions tighten the market supply, potentially pushing FP upwards. Conversely, a negative effect suggests that...

Research on agricultural science and technology advancement enabling the development of rural industrial incorporation from the perspective of decomposition

Sheng Yao, Guosong Wu

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(6):308-322 | DOI: 10.17221/294/2023-AGRICECON  

Taking China as an example in this study, we aim to reveal the enabling effects of agricultural science and technology advancement on the progress of rural industrial incorporation at a relatively more refined level. The main innovation in this study lies in the decomposition of agricultural science and technology advancement, followed by an analysis of its effect on rural industrial incorporation along both linear and non-linear dimensions. The study results show that, along the linear dimension, agricultural science and technology advancement, agricultural knowledge advancement and agricultural technology advancement play significant driving roles...

Bridging credit gaps for sustainable agriculture: The role of rural savings and credit cooperatives among smallholder farmers

Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso, Shangao Wang, Xianhui Geng, Shadrack Kipkogei

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(5):254-272 | DOI: 10.17221/436/2024-AGRICECON  

Despite the recognised benefits of climate smart agriculture (CSA) in enhancing farmers' adaptive capacity to climate risks, adoption rates remain low in Sub-Saharan Africa. This disparity can be attributed, in part, to the significant challenges smallholder farmers face in accessing credit from the formal financial sector. In response, Rural Saving and Credit Cooperatives (RUSACCOs) have emerged as crucial sources of funding for both household expenses and agricultural activities. However, despite their increasing importance in improving financial inclusion, little is known about whether participation in RUSACCOs can help alleviate existing credit...

Synergic strategies in reinforcing the pluralistic paradigm, inclusion and diversity as a catalyst for social sustainability focusing on agribusinesses

Hana Urbancová, Pavla Vrabcová, Peter Madzík, Aleš Kocourek

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(5):273-284 | DOI: 10.17221/371/2024-AGRICECON  

Addressing social sustainability, gender dynamics, strengthening educational diversity and ensuring inclusive partnership structures are all key components of promoting inclusion, not only in the agricultural sector. Diversity management is a human resource trend based on respect for inclusive culture, gender and ethnic diversity, multifaceted equality or the use of virtual teams under the right working conditions, but when not applied correctly it may produce undesired effects in agribusinesses as well as in other economics sectors. This paper aims to identify effective approaches to setting working conditions used by organisations to promote inclusion,...

Assessing the impact of China's National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone policy on agricultural carbon emissions

Yuqian Zhang, Yixuan Wang, Chenchen Su, Jiahong Guo, Chen Xu

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(5):242-253 | DOI: 10.17221/205/2024-AGRICECON  

The global focus on the relationship between digitisation and agricultural carbon emissions remains high. However, research on the systemic ramifications of comprehensive digital policy implementation remains limited. Against the backdrop of China's pursuit of carbon neutrality and carbon emission peaking targets, we employed the difference-in-differences method to investigate the impact of applying a digital policy on agricultural carbon emissions. Our findings indicated that the implementation of the National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone policy could effectively mitigate agricultural carbon emissions, resulting in a sustained positive...

The path to smart farming: Profiling farmers' adoption of technologies in Türkiye

Huseyin Tayyar Guldal, Hasan Sanli, Metin Turker

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(5):229-241 | DOI: 10.17221/401/2023-AGRICECON  

This study investigates the characteristics associated with the adoption of smart farming technologies in Turkish agriculture. By surveying 325 farmers across six regions in Türkiye, the research identifies key attributes influencing adoption patterns. Four distinct profiles emerge: technology users, non-users, young educated female farmers, and traditionalists. Exploratory findings from Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) indicate that attributes such as agricultural insurance, credit utilisation, knowledge of smart farming systems, and tractor ownership are commonly observed among technology users. Ordinal logistic regression further quantifies...

The economic aspects of organic farms selling their products to organic or conventional market

Zuzana Fuksová, Iveta Bošková, Jana Hlaváčková, Marek Novák

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(4):218-227 | DOI: 10.17221/370/2024-AGRICECON  

Organic farming is a topic often discussed in the scientific community and public space. The current European policy strongly supports the enhancement of organic farming concerning the environment, sustainability, and social aspects. It is generally assumed that a lower intensity of production, yields, livestock utility, fertilisation, and total costs should be compensated by premium prices, subsidies, or higher economic performance. Research revealed that achieving premium prices for organic products on the market is not obvious for organic farmers as some organic commodities have been sold on the conventional market. Our study focused on the price...

Psychological perspectives on smallholder farmers' choice of climate change adaptation strategies and productivity nexus in Southwest, Nigeria

Adetomiwa Kolapo, Akeem Abiade Tijani, Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi, Adeyera James Kolapo, Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo, Nolwazi Zanele Khumalo, Khalid. Mohamed Elhindi, Hazem Kassem

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(4):185-202 | DOI: 10.17221/87/2024-AGRICECON  

In recent pasts, high priority has been placed on encouraging the implementation of various climate change adaptation techniques to adapt to the disastrous effects of climate change. Like in other countries affected by climate change, Nigerian farmers were also encouraged by governmental and non-governmental organisations to implement techniques for adapting to climate change impact. In this study, we use a psychological approach to investigate how a mix of socioeconomic and psycho-cognitive factors affect smallholder farmers' decisions about various climate change adaptation strategies and the consequent impact of the adoption of adaptation strategies...

How economic policy uncertainty affect the scale-up of hog breeding in China?

Chunlei Li, Tao Feng, Gangyi Wang, Amètépé Nathanaël Beauclair Anani

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(4):203-217 | DOI: 10.17221/8/2024-AGRICECON  

In recent years, China has promoted large-scale hog farming through various approaches. However, this scale-up process may be affected by economic policy uncertainty. This paper empirically examines the impact of policy uncertainty on hog farming scale-up using provincial panel data from 2016–2022 and a fixed-effects model. Our results indicate that economic policy uncertainty significantly inhibits hog farming scale-up, and this effect remains significant even when we increase the criteria for recognising scale-up, alternative estimation methods include two-stage least squares (2SLS), dynamic panel model and panel Poisson model. Mechanism analysis...

Effect of agricultural socialisation services on green grain production efficiency: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

Yue-Dong Zhang, Jing-Jing Li, Yi-Fang Zheng, Jia-Xian Xu

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(4):173-184 | DOI: 10.17221/296/2023-AGRICECON  

In this study, we examine the effect of Agricultural Socialisation Services (ASS) on green grain production efficiency in Jiangsu Province, China, by using data from the China Land Economy Survey. We used the generalised random forests model in this research to address potential issues of farming household self-selection into ASS and unobserved heterogeneity in treatment effects. The results show that participation in ASS significantly improves green production efficiency, particularly for small-scale farmers. Efficiency gains are most pronounced in critical agronomic operations such as pest control, seeding and planting, whereas smaller efficiency...

Determinants of pollutant emissions in the Spanish agri-food sector: The role of international trade

Yolanda Sorroche-del-Rey, Laura Piedra-Muñoz, Emilio Galdeano-Gómez, Eva M. García-Granero

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(3):130-141 | DOI: 10.17221/353/2024-AGRICECON  

This study aims to analyse the key company-level variables influencing pollutant emissions in the Spanish agri-food sector and investigate the bidirectional relationship between international trade and environmental performance. Using panel data from 2007–2020, we employ discrete choice models to test causal relationships between business variables and environmental impact. Empirical findings show a negative correlation between internationalisation and polluting emissions from agri-food companies. Additionally, other factors, such as company age and size, also influence this index. These results provide valuable insights for economic decision-makers...

From 'separation' to 'reconstruction': An analytical framework and empirical test for the adjustment of the relationship between agriculture and animal husbandry of farm households

He Xu, Shuai Liu, Qinghai Guo

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(3):142-159 | DOI: 10.17221/291/2024-AGRICECON  

The negative benefits derived from the long-term separation of agriculture and animal husbandry in China have hindered the sustainable development of agriculture and the transformation of agricultural modernisation. The relationship between agriculture and animal husbandry is reconstructed from separation to reintegration. Focusing on the micro-agricultural production level, it relies on farmers to moderately adjust the existing family management structure and choose the family management mode combining planting and breeding. Structural and synergistic contradictions exist between agricultural economic development and ecological protection in the main...

A study on the impact of ageing and agricultural infrastructure construction on the agricultural green total factor productivity

Meng Meicui, Mu Shaoyan, Cao Yanqiao

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(3):113-129 | DOI: 10.17221/273/2024-AGRICECON  

In an era marked by an ageing agricultural workforce and intensifying environmental pressures, agricultural infrastructure plays a crucial role in enhancing green productivity. This study investigates the impact of agricultural infrastructure construction and population ageing on agricultural green total factor productivity (agricultural GTFP), utilising provincial panel data from 2004 to 2022 in China. Our findings reveal that the agricultural infrastructure construction significantly boosts agricultural GTFP and significantly mitigates the negative effects of ageing on agricultural green production at the 0.01 level. Notably, different types...

The overall spatial spillover effects of local agricultural policy: A study on China's corn stockpiling policy based on Adaptive Expectation Theory and Spatial Durbin Model

Yue Liu, Haoran Yang

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(3):160-172 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2024-AGRICECON  

In 2007, the Chinese government introduced a temporary corn storage policy targeting four regions: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia. This policy aimed at stabilising grain markets and ensured farmers' income by providing price support for corn. Its implementation significantly impacted corn prices and the regional distribution of corn cultivation, offering a valuable case for analysing the economic outcomes of China's agricultural policies. This study adopts the adaptive expectations hypothesis to explore the policy's effects, focusing on its influence on farmers' price expectations (mean) and price volatility (variance). Using a Spatial...

Supply chain management practices of SMEs in developing countries: Bibliometric and systematic reviews

Megawati Citra Alam, Budi Setiawan, Hery Toiba, Silvana Maulidah, Moh Shadiqur Rahman

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(2):99-112 | DOI: 10.17221/290/2024-AGRICECON  

This study explores the ways in which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have successfully implemented global supply chain management procedures that make the necessary adjustments to the realities of the specific problem, such as resource constraints, regulatory complexity, and supplier issues. It demonstrates how developing cooperation with partners grows the sustainability of the institutions. Another point highlights that government support and advancements in IT are enabling SMEs to streamline business processes and expand into new markets. Moreover, recommendations are supplied to the policymakers and practitioners, thereby instigating...

Does farm ownership structure matter? Distribution of CAP subsidies between primary and final beneficiaries in Slovakia

Jan Pokrivcak, Marian Toth, Pavel Ciaian, Mario Juliny

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(2):71-85 | DOI: 10.17221/186/2024-AGRICECON  

This paper analyses the distribution of CAP subsidies between primary beneficiaries (farms) and final beneficiaries (farm owners) in Slovakia in 2021, using unique micro-level data. The results show a significant inequality in the distribution of CAP subsidies between primary and final beneficiaries in Slovakia. The majority of CAP payments (92% for primary beneficiaries and 89% for final beneficiaries) are concentrated among the top 20% of beneficiaries, with a higher concentration among primary beneficiaries than final beneficiaries. However, there is a reversal at the top stratum of beneficiaries. The top 1% of primary beneficiaries receive 26.2%...

Improving the public's willingness to purchase near-expired food to reduce food waste: The case of milk products in China

Shujun Cheng, Xuanhao Shi, Yanjun Ren, Minjuan Zhao

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(2):86-98 | DOI: 10.17221/166/2024-AGRICECON  

The near-expired food (NEF) is a significant opportunity to reduce food waste, while consumers often associate NEF with safety issues, which results in a large amount of safe and healthy food being wasted globally. This research focuses on food date labelling (FDL) and explores how consumers' label cognition impacts their willingness to purchase NEF. Using a random sampling method online, we obtain 2 113 valid samples from China and conduct an information intervention 'quasi-natural experiment' to obtain participants' FDL cognition and willingness to purchase the near-expired milk (NEM) before and after the intervention and evaluate the impact...

Protection of geographical indication products and sustainable agricultural development: The role of public policies

Chunyan Li, Lanqing Ge, Qi Ban, Xiaoting Song

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(2):59-70 | DOI: 10.17221/82/2024-AGRICECON  

This research employed co-word clustering analysis to classify 62 geographical indication (GI) protection policies from 2009 to 2023 into three distinct types. Employing Sankey diagrams, we dynamically analysed the evolution of these policy tools. These insights provide valuable experiential guidance for reforming and innovating China’s GI protection system and agricultural sustainable development.

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How does climate shock affect technology adoption in rice production?

Thai Phan Nguyen, Duc Kien Nguyen, Quang Dung Truong

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):14-26 | DOI: 10.17221/296/2024-AGRICECON  

The objective of the study is to determine the impact of shock from climate change, such as drought and flood, on various technology adoptions in rice production in Vietnam. This study utilised VARHS (The Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey) panel data from 2012 to 2018 and employed regression analysis following the application of propensity score matching (PSM) to address potential selection bias caused by drought and flood shocks. The findings indicated that households tend to adopt the improved variety of rice and organic fertilisers since households suffer the shock from the drought. Another finding showed that households used more chemical...