Agricultural Economics, 2004 (vol. 50), issue 3

Czech agriculture and the EU accession - a need for a new strategy

T. Doucha

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):94-99 | DOI: 10.17221/5173-AGRICECON  

The paper is oriented on the argumentation of real and potential problems and challenges, which are a basis for the formation of a new strategy for the Czech agriculture and for a new conception of the Czech agricultural policy for the period after EU accession. Based on the arguments, goals of the new strategy are derived, to be discussed with a broader professional public. Possible fields of measures of the government to provide the strategic goals are presented to the conclusion.

Slovak agriculture and the integration into the EU

G. Blaas

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):100-104 | DOI: 10.17221/5174-AGRICECON  

The paper is briefly outlining the expected changes in the economic and financial pre-conditions for Slovak farming during the period after the country's accession to the EU. The starting point of authors reasoning is the current piece of knowledge, saying that the economic performance of individual farms is widely differentiated and the ability of individual farms to meet the future challenges and to use the opportunities is very unevenly distributed among them. Also the competitiveness if a particular agricultural commodity varies. Despite of expectations concerning the price development after accession, not all commodities will be competitive on...

The assessment of companies for external and internal purposes

H. Sůvová

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):105-109 | DOI: 10.17221/5175-AGRICECON  

This article presents holistic concepts of companies' assessments intended for two basic groups of users: internal and external. Companies' assessments concentrated only on financial perspective are very single-track and already obsolete and therefore, further perspectives are used to complete companies' assessments. Among concepts intended for internal assessments, the so-called balanced scorecard approach has developed since late nineties. This concept helps in company's strategic management. Moreover, there is a concept of EFQM Excellence model introduced at the beginning of nineties for assessing applications for the European Quality Award, but...

Methodical approach to evaluation of financial health of agricultural enterprises in relation to the Sector Operational Program

E. Rosochatecká, H. Řezbová

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):110-115 | DOI: 10.17221/5176-AGRICECON  

The contribution deals with the analysis of methodological approaches to the general evaluation of enterprise results. It is concerned mainly about the methodology of evaluation of financial health of enterprises in the frame of the program SAPARD and further about the possible outline of methodology in the frame of the Sector Operational Plan for agriculture and the Payment Agency. This contribution was prepared in frame of solution of the Institutional Research Intention MSM 411100013.

Development of business structure in agricultural companies in Slovakia

Š. Buday

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):116-119 | DOI: 10.17221/5177-AGRICECON  

This article presents information about the development and the structure of indices regarding natural and legal persons in the years 2000 and 2002. Finally, the development of indices is compared with the year 1990. The article characterizes the development of companies, which are farming land, like cooperatives, business companies, state owned companies and natural persons. It demonstrates the number and structure of companies in the branches of the agri-food sector divided into agriculture, agricultural services and food industry. Moreover, the article presents agricultural land area used by natural and legal persons. This contribution draws information...

Development of selected financial indicators for agricultural enterprises in the Slovak Republic

Z. Chrastinová

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):120-124 | DOI: 10.17221/5178-AGRICECON  

Except of 2001 and 2002, the agriculture has produced losses of SKK 38.8 billion over the entire process of transformation. The losses in agriculture were caused by major disparities between the price of supplies to agriculture and prices of agricultural products, plus the restrictive subsidy and loan policy adopted in the early years of the economic reform. The economic situation has improved over the last two years. This was caused by the increase in subsidies, as well as by the continuing restructuring process (sales and liquidation of dubious assets, optimised production), reduction in numbers of loss-making enterprises, by growth and increase...

Prediction of the financial situation of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic at the EU accession

J. Jánský

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):125-129 | DOI: 10.17221/5179-AGRICECON  

The paper deals with the financial situation of two selected agricultural enterprises in productive as well as in less favourable areas (LFA) in the present situation - before and consecutively after the accession to the EU. 11 selected ratio indicators are used to evaluate the financial situation. There are proposed some preparatory precautions - based on the analysis of the financial situation that can be helpful for Czech farmers in gradual adaptation into the CAP conditions.

Structural changes and efficiency in Czech agriculture in the pre-accession period

A. Juřica, T. Medonos, L. Jelínek

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(3):130-138 | DOI: 10.17221/5180-AGRICECON  

Czech agricultural sector undertook many great changes in the last 12 years. These changes have resulted in the creation of business structure, which, however, is still not finished due to external (market) and internal (enterprise) conditions. The main goal within these changes was to create functional efficient and competitive agricultural sector, which is to survive in ever changing global world, in particular with respect to the intention to join the unified Europe. One of the questions, which is currently discussed very often, is to what extent the current business agricultural structure is efficient in input allocation, eventually which structural...