Agricultural Economics, 2004 (vol. 50), issue 5
Exploring successes and failures of the CEEC in the context of the EU accession. The milk and beef sectors in the Czech Republic and Poland
M. Bavorova, H. Hockmann, A. Pieniadz
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):189-198 | DOI: 10.17221/5188-AGRICECON 
The paper reviews experiences from the accession process of Poland and the Czech Republic, two countries with different accession conditions regarding the agri-food sector. The paper has two main aims. First is to discuss the scope of action in the EU and in the acceding countries from a game theoretical view. The second aim is to identify the reasons for successfully providing beneficial accession criteria. Investigating two selected agricultural sectors does this: milk and beef production. Our overall argument is that the actions, which nations and interest groups have undertaken with regard to the EU accession and future policy direction are, at...
Market for tradable pollution permits
Z. Toušek
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):199-203 | DOI: 10.17221/5189-AGRICECON
Structural changes that were following the transformation from the centrally planed economy to market oriented one brought among other things new perceptions that of the hither to mainly reglected environmental issues. The Czech Republic as one of the few developed countries has achieved a tremendous decline in a emission production by huge investments. Because of the Kyoto protocol ratification by the EU, this issue is getting more important. The practical consequence of this ratification process is the creation of the unified European market for tradable emission permits that should be fully functioning by the year 2005. It is essential to fully...
Possible approaches to the valuation of a firm
I. Živělová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):204-206 | DOI: 10.17221/5190-AGRICECON
Measurement of business performance by using the value of a firm represents a modern tool of financial management. The paper deals with this problem and discusses basic methodological approaches to the determination of farm's value, especially by means of methods based on the estimation of future revenues.
Selected regional geographical differences of the Czech Republic agriculture, after the transformation processes
A. Věžník, L. Bartošová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):207-216 | DOI: 10.17221/5191-AGRICECON
Transformation of Czech agriculture led to significant changes, which were mirrored in the crystallisation of rather large territorial differences. Clear regional disproportions are a fundamental problem for the state as a whole, therefore, it is important to provide aid for the regions that lag behind in economic development by introducing sensible regional policies. This situation is still more complicated in agriculture, as this transformation to free market economy results in the unequal regional development in relation to natural environment, regional traditions and the level of rural settlement in addition to the phenomena such as price liberalisation...
The impact of sex on the economics of pig fattening
R. Stupka, M. Šprysl, M. Pour
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):217-222 | DOI: 10.17221/5192-AGRICECON
The test was focussed on the influence of sex on the production traits of the (LW×L) × OLW combination of hybrids. In the system of ad-libitum feeding, 72 pigs were divided into two identical groups of gilts and barrows and the fattening performance, i.e. the growth intensity, daily feed intake and the quantitative aspect of the carcass value were monitored. On the basis of the profit function, it was found out that in the ad-libitum feeding with the separate fattening of barrows and gilts with respect to the given genotype, it is possible to achieve with the same slaughter weight the difference in the profit per 1 fattened pig 111.06 CZK, i.e. 5.86%.
Common Agricultural Policy reform - the final compromise
M. Vosejpková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):223-226 | DOI: 10.17221/5193-AGRICECON
Posibilities of agri-tourism in the Integro Micro-region
R. Zuzák, P. Hořejší
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):227-230 | DOI: 10.17221/5194-AGRICECON
Labour productivity comparison of milking vorker's operation between German and Czech farms
J. Štůsek
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2004, 50(5):231-234 | DOI: 10.17221/5195-AGRICECON