Agricultural Economics, 2009 (vol. 55), issue 6
Age of population and the development of population ageing in the regions of the Czech Republic
J. Dufek, B. Minařík
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(6):259-270 | DOI: 10.17221/35/2009-AGRICECON 
The process of ageing of the population is one of the negative demographic phenomena of the developed countries' population. The basic reasons are the decrease of the birth-rate and a longer lifespan of people. These trends can also be seen in the Czech Republic on the state as well as the regional levels. Our contribution wants to analyze the differences in the age of population and the rapidity of the ageing process in the particular Czech regions. The database of the analysis comes from 12 selected demographic indicators related to the ageing process in the period 1998-2007. Based on the factor analysis, out of 12 indicators, we chose the ageing...
The analysis of the current forms of organic chicken husbandry in the Czech Republic and their social consequences
L. Zagata
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(6):271-283 | DOI: 10.17221/48/2009-AGRICECON
The paper deals with the development of the organic sector in the Czech Republic and by this it joins the current debate on the conventionalisation of organic agriculture. Using the case study method, it explores the situation of organically reared chicken. The main goal of the study is to find out to what extent the methods of organic farmers comply with the model of sustainable food production. The empirical analysis is based on the quantitative and qualitative approach. The results point out three different groups of producers, which are then described in detail with regard to their practices. The study suggests that the organic sector in the Czech...
Quality of life in Czech rural areas
P. Pospěch, M. Delín, D. Spěšná
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(6):284-295 | DOI: 10.17221/1489-AGRICECON
The paper deals with the quality of life in Czech rural areas and its measurement. The first part is focused on the introduction of the term "quality of life", with particular emphasis on its analytic uses and the related issues. Building on the up to date research, we go on to conceptualize the term into seven groups of indicators. In the next part, we deal with living conditions in Czech rural areas and build our hypotheses, based upon them. We employ the methods of statistical analysis of the European Social Survey data to perform a rural vs. non-rural comparison for each of the seven dimensions identified. In the final part, we discuss the findings...
The influence of socio-demographic characteristics of tourists on their interest for organic food in Istria, Croatia
A.S. Ilak Peršurić, A. Tezak
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2009, 55(6):296-305 | DOI: 10.17221/27/2009-AGRICECON
Due to the consumers concern about their health and the rise of their ecological consciousness, demand for organic food is generally increasing. According to this trend, there is an increase in the amount of agricultural land surface used for organic farming and market rise for organic products. The survey was conducted in 2008. Market development possibilities for organic farming in Istra had a focus on organic food consumption during their stay in Istra. This paper represents the analysis of the survey in six tourist places in Istra on a sample of 1 300 tourists. We used a questionnaire as the research method. The purpose of this paper was to determine...