Agricultural Economics, 2003 (vol. 49), issue 2
Preface
J. Kraus
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):51-52 | DOI: 10.17221/5264-AGRICECON 
Readiness of the Czech agriculture for the EU accession
T. Doucha, P. Blížkovský
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):53-61 | DOI: 10.17221/5265-AGRICECON
The paper concentrates on analytical findings of the RIAE in the sphere of problems associated with the readiness of Czech agriculture for the EU accession. An analysis of the present situation of Czech agriculture is followed by an assessment of potential impacts of the EU conditions on the economic position of the main agricultural commodities. The predictions are conceived by variants, because the future parameters of the CAP are still under negotiations. The conclusions are oriented on the summary assessment of the readiness of Czech agriculture for the EU accession.
Agriculture and agricultural policy in the European Union
D. Ahner
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):62-66 | DOI: 10.17221/5266-AGRICECON
The paper deals with the particular stages of development of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the last forty years. The process and impacts of CAP reforms are analyzed for the particular production industries of agriculture. The paper also presents a detailed description of Agenda 2000 and mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2002 that brought about many proposals for the future working of CAP after accession of Central and Eastern European countries.
Policy analysis for globalized agriculture
S. Offutt
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):67-70 | DOI: 10.17221/5267-AGRICECON
Farms, farmers, farm families, and even farm policies have changed in the United States and Europe over the decades since World War II. Now it is time to bring the methods of farm policy analysis and the scope of data collection up to date. Agricultural economics, by tradition an empirical discipline, can offer important insights into the design, implementation, and effectiveness of policy. To succeed in this century, though, requires an emphasis on understanding micro-economic behavior at the level of the farm household. The paper presents fundamental aspects on methodology for micro-level farm policy analysis and data requirements for application...
EU enlargement in agriculture and the WTO process
S. Tangermann
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):71-79 | DOI: 10.17221/5268-AGRICECON
Inclusion of the countries in Central Europe (CECs) in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union raises a large number of issues, not the least in the context of the accession negotiations among the current EU member states and the newcomers. However, in the process of enlargement, negotiations will also be necessary with other countries. This is because both the EU and the accession candidates have commitments in the WTO and inclusion of the CECs in the CAP may affect the nature of these commitments, as well as the ability of the enlarged Union to honour them. The paper deals with the fundamental problems in connection with presented...
Austrian agriculture: experience with the CAP and the anticipated effects of the EU's Eastern enlargement
M. Schneider
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):80-86 | DOI: 10.17221/5269-AGRICECON
The transition to the CAP and admission to the internal market triggered a shock wave in Austria which caused fundamental changes in the country's farming and food industries. Behavioural patterns stuck in traditional routines and petrified structures began to break up. The resulting thrust towards modernisation has been a major success of the EU integration. Eastern enlargement, about to be embarked on by the European Union, will have a greater impact on Austrian agriculture than the country's accession to the EU ever had. Farmers will have to brace for a loss of market shares and an additional pressure to adjust. The rural regions bordering...
The preparation of Hungarian agricultural policy for the EU accession
J. Popp
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):87-93 | DOI: 10.17221/5270-AGRICECON
In the enlargement process, the agriculture and food sector merits particular attention because trade and policy issues between the candidate countries and the EU are more important in this sector than in any other. In 2001, Hungarian agriculture's contribution to GDP was 4.5 percent and agriculture represented 6.2 percent of the total employment. The share of agricultural and food products in total exports was 7.5 percent. Agricultural policies in Hungary have developed in the context of a transition towards market economy and in anticipation of entry into the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Producer prices in Hungary are by up to 20 percent...
Analysis of international competitiveness of milk production in the framework of the IFCN
F. Iserrmeyer, T. Hemme, J. Holzner
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2003, 49(2):94-100 | DOI: 10.17221/5271-AGRICECON