Agricultural Economics, 2011 (vol. 57), issue 10
Contracting, negotiation, and the policy change: The conflict between Korean farmers and their agricultural coo
H. Holly WANG, Jong Won PARK, Timothy BAKER
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2011, 57(10):467-473 | DOI: 10.17221/173/2010-AGRICECON 
Farmers- owned agricultural cooperatives should have the same interests with their farmer owners. However, the operating team of the cooperatives may have different interests. Under this situation, the terms of contract between farmers and cooperatives are important to both sides. Farmers' share of the cooperatives' profits specified in the contracts is an important issue in the long- term sustainability of rice processing and marketing in Korea. This paper discusses the behavior of farmers and their cooperatives in determining the optimal share of profits in their contracts. It also illustrates the impacts of the policy changes due to the Korea's...
Innovativeness in food small business: What is its relationship with marketing?
Alessandro BANTERLE, Alessia CAVALIERE, Laura CARRARESI, Stefanella STRANIERI
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2011, 57(10):474-483 | DOI: 10.17221/185/2010-AGRICECON
Small businesses often do not have a sufficient capacity to put the appropriate R&D activities into action. Nevertheless, they are able to be innovative towards their products, processes, distribution channels, and geographical markets. Therefore, even for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the level of innovativeness can be high. The literature shows that the firm marketing capabilities are very important for innovation in the food industry, to guarantee that innovation reflects the market needs. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between the level of firm innovativeness and different steps of the marketing management...
Efficient energy use and renewable sources of energy in Slovenia: a survey of public perception
Štefan BOJNEC, Drago PAPLER
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2011, 57(10):484-492 | DOI: 10.17221/83/2010-AGRICECON
This paper presents unique survey results with opinions on the competitive supply and efficient energy use, sources of energy and renewable sources of energy. The multivariate factor analysis with three common factors confirms the significance of the price competitive supply of energy, energy costs for the economy, and the sustainable energy supply development and ecological perception in the energy use. Among renewable sources of energy, significance is given to the solar, hydro, biogas, and biomass energy, where the energy use and the renewable energy production in agriculture can play a greater role. Education and promotion activities are expressed...
Consumers' food choice and quality perception: Comparative analysis of selected Central European countries
Elena HORSKÁ, Johana ÜRGEOVÁ, Renata PROKEINOVÁ
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2011, 57(10):493-499 | DOI: 10.17221/103/2011-AGRICECON
Food quality and safety belong to the most important factors of building the image of the product, brand, or country of origin at the local, regional or global markets. The main aim of the paper is to compare the food products quality perception in the selected countries of Central Europe: Poland, the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. Different aspects of the food products quality perception were considered during our research as food hygiene, product safety, taste, brand, quality mark and safety processes in food manufacturing. The methodical approaches of the paper are based on the questionnaire survey, and, consequently, the cluster analysis...
Evaluation of efficiency of the Common Measures - measures for land accessibility, implemented within land consolidation
Jiří PAPOUŠEK
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2011, 57(10):500-505 | DOI: 10.17221/26/2010-AGRICECON
By the means of Land Consolidation is understood, in accord with law No. 139/2002 Coll., spending of funds on land consolidations and land offices, provided the accessibility of grounds in public interest. Land consolidations also ensure the conditions for improvement of the ecosystem, protection and reclamation of land resources, waterway management and the increase of the ecological stability of landscape. All mentioned measures are collectively called the Common Measures, rural roads being one of the most significant of these measures as far as the ground accessibility is concerned. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Land Office...
Optimization of the Land Offices organisation in the Czech Republic
Zdeněk TRÁVNÍČEK, Jaromír ŠTOLCPART, Václav Alexandr MAZÍN
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2011, 57(10):506-515 | DOI: 10.17221/92/2010-AGRICECON
The land consolidation is a significant instrument for the ownership relations issue and for ensuring the maintenance of land functions and the increase of the ecological stability. Despite of the demonstrable arguments, this activity is not fully valued by the society, which is retroactively reflected from the long term point of view into the processes and structures of land consolidation in countryside. The analysis of the current organisation and management of the Land Offices pointed at substantial regional differences in the process management effectiveness, the utilisation of expert capacities during the land consolidation realisation and further...