Agricultural Economics, 2008 (vol. 54), issue 6

Agriculture and farming related activities: their actors and position in the LEADER approach

M. Lošťák, H. Hudečková

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2008, 54(6):245-262 | DOI: 10.17221/280-AGRICECON  

The paper aims to fill in the gap existing in the Czech Republic as for the research about the nature and impacts of the LEADER approach. The focus of the paper is to show how farming and agriculture related activities are addressed under the LEADER scheme in the European context and how does the LEADER influence the position of farming and related industries in rural development. Such outline is considered as the starting point for in-depth research in the LEADER in Czechia. To achieve such goal, the paper analyses the reports about the corresponding projects published in the Leader+ Magazine (edited by Leader+ Observatory). The analysis documents...

All-human social, humanitarian, cultural and security problems of the world

V. Jeníček, V. Krepl

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2008, 54(6):263-268 | DOI: 10.17221/281-AGRICECON  

The common denominator of all rather different names and understandings of it (the problem of the "model of man and society development", problem of the "lack of the civilisation concept" etc.) is that there is no clear understanding regarding the question of the perspective approach (or approaches), the relevant basic development trends of humankind in the material as well as non-material sphere, i.e. in the basic question of many philosophers "Who are we, whence and where are we going". We mention only some of the problems, which are at present directly connected to the "problem of the future of man". These are the problems from the sphere of all-human...

An analysis of the profitability and choice of metropolitan waste-use in urban agriculture of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

C.J. Arene, G.I.O. Mbata

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2008, 54(6):269-275 | DOI: 10.17221/284-AGRICECON  

The study attempts to analyse the profitability of urban agriculture using metropolitan organic waste in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The results show that the enterprise is profitable, and that output price is the most important determinant of the maximum variable profit. Other price factors, specifically planting materials, labour, and metropolitan waste (organic manure), account for less. Further analysis shows that level of education, age of farmers, per capita farm income, and household size are important determinants of choice of urban agriculture for food security and improvement of environmental quality. The chances of farmers...

Factors influencing consumer behaviour

J. Stávková, L. Stejskal, Z. Toufarová

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2008, 54(6):276-284 | DOI: 10.17221/283-AGRICECON  

The main aim of the article is to understand the influence of factors biasing purchase decisions connected with measurement of consumers' involvement. Consumption expenditures are purposefully subdivided according to the classification made by the Statistical Office of the European Communities. The performed survey showed that the most important factors biasing purchases of all commodity groups are products' characteristics and the perceived quality. Together with these goes the factor price, nevertheless for example for the commodity group health price did not appear in the scale of the perceived importance at all. Factor necessity of need proved...

Food industry in the Czech Republic - with regard to labour force development

M. Putićová, J. Mezera

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2008, 54(6):286-292 | DOI: 10.17221/282-AGRICECON  

The submitted paper analyses the development of food industry in the Czech Republic in 2000-2006, its position (in 2006) and development trends of main economic indicators compared to the development of manufacturing industry. In comparison with the dynamic development of Czech manufacturing industry, key position of food industry has decreased. The monitored food sector has heterogeneous structure with regard to branches. In connection with these differences, development trends of separate branches are fluctuating but labour productivity of the food sector as a total has markedly accelerated.