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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...
The role of primary producers in agricultural waste management: Perceptions and challenges in the transition to a circular economy
Francisco José Castillo-Díaz, Luis Jesus Belmonte-Ureña, Fernando Diánez-Martínez, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):1-13 | DOI: 10.17221/225/2024-AGRICECON
This study aims to evaluate the perceptions of Spanish primary producers on waste management practices and different regulatory and administrative proposals. In addition, it identifies the socioeconomic and technical factors influencing these perceptions and highlights the types of agricultural residues that present the greatest management challenges for primary producers. To achieve these objectives, a survey was conducted among 396 primary producers throughout Spain. Results revealed two distinct groups of producers: younger, more educated individuals who showed higher awareness of waste management and older, less educated producers who perceived...
Approach to the differentiated motivation of employees in agriculture
Miloš Hitka, Lenka Ližbetinová, Jozef Ďurian, Agota Giedré Raišiené
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):46-57 | DOI: 10.17221/118/2024-AGRICECON
The capacity for flexibility, personal development, and intrinsic motivation is a crucial aspect needed by employees in the process of transforming agricultural organisations. This paper aims to determine the typically oriented groups of employees in terms of their motivation and verify whether the identified groups are invariant even under changing conditions over time. The data from 2019–2023 (from 374 respondents employed in agricultural enterprises in south-central Slovakia) were evaluated using descriptive and inferential (K-means cluster) statistics. According to preferences and constancy of attitudes, three clusters of employees called...
Indebtedness of small and medium-sized wineries in Slovakia
Jana Ladvenicová, Dominika Čeryová, Iveta Košovská, Jozef Palkovič, Matej Čereš
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):27-45 | DOI: 10.17221/31/2024-AGRICECON
Many companies depend on debt sources; they use them to finance their needs. Bank loans are the main debt sources to which companies have access. However, financing only with this source is associated with many risks. The paper’s main goal is to assess and quantify the indebtedness of wineries in Slovakia for 2013–2021 through individual debt ratios. The influence of financial leverage on return on equity (ROE) was tested. The data were drawn from the Register of Financial Statements. From the point of view of the total debt ratio, wineries show values higher than 65%. The presence of short-term debts, especially short-term liabilities,...
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Impact assessment of climate change at farm level: A methodological approach based on integrated biophysical and economic models
Tatiana Bullová, Zuzana Bajusová, Peter Bielik, Erwin Schmid, Rastislav Skalský, Jozef Takáč, Viktória Benďáková, Izabela Adamičková, Natália Turčeková, Ján Jobbágy
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(12):577-590 | DOI: 10.17221/125/2024-AGRICECON
The dominant agricultural sector in Slovakia is crop production, with the majority of arable land dedicated to cultivating cereals (57%), followed by fodder crops (20%) and industrial crops (19%). Slovakia has technical and biophysical potential for expanding biomass production. However, it is crucial to identify optimal production practices, alternative costs, and environmental outputs. Farms become more vulnerable to the worldwide threat posed by climate change. Based on research, farmers can effectively mitigate the adverse effects of climate change by making necessary adjustments to their current farming techniques. Thus, by using an advanced tool...
Market entry strategy and export destination in the Spanish wine industry
Raul Serrano, Juan Ramón Ferrer, Silvia Abella, Vicente Pinilla
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(12):621-632 | DOI: 10.17221/107/2024-AGRICECON
This paper analyses the market entry strategy of the Spanish wineries and their destination markets. For this purpose, channel adjustment was analysed. The novel aspect of this research is the use of exports on a winery level, basing the explanation of their export performance on a combination of internal decisions of the companies, and characteristics of the wine destination markets, in accordance with the purchasing patterns of their consumers. The results revealed the importance of strategic adjustment between winery and market destination, even though the importance of adjustment depends on the level of exports. Thus, channel adjustment is important...
Agrarian change through sustainable agri-tech adoption in a challenging rice farming region: A panel data analysis
Faruque As Sunny, Juping Lan, Mohammad Ariful Islam
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(12):606-620 | DOI: 10.17221/79/2024-AGRICECON
To achieve the coveted objectives of sustainable development, the Bangladesh government has devised a comprehensive strategy to promote the adoption of innovative agricultural practices capable of addressing the critical challenges at the intersection of food, energy, water, and ecosystems (FEWE). This plan prioritises the increased uptake of solar irrigation and recommended fertiliser application (SIRFA) technologies to enhance sustainable food production while effectively managing energy and water resources, and fostering ecological balance. Thus, this study analysed seven years of panel data (2015–2021) to assess the long-term impact of SIRFA...