Agricultural Economics, 2017 (vol. 63), issue 12
VOLUME 63, CONTENS
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Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):I-III | DOI: 10.17221/10305-AGRICECON 
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Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):IV-VI | DOI: 10.17221/10306-AGRICECON
The cybernetic stability of microeconomic variables in the agricultural sector: A case study from the agritourism fieldOriginal Paper
Tomas MACAK, Jan HRON
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):531-538 | DOI: 10.17221/268/2017-AGRICECON
Complexity in the management and variability of environmental factors in the agricultural, environmental and food industries has brought about the demand for developing robust methods that allow multiple variables to operate with compound dependencies and are inert to changing situation conditions (e.g. changing the agrarian policy of the state). Therefore, new attempts are being made to cope with these problems (i.e. complexity in control and the instability of initial conditions). There is one solution based on interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approaches; these methods were chosen for our case study on the agribusiness sector, where we use...
Effects of corporate social responsibility on food safetyOriginal Paper
You-Hua CHEN, Pu-Yan NIE, Yong-Cong YANG
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):539-547 | DOI: 10.17221/177/2016-AGRICECON
This paper develops the theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the food industry. The effects of CSR on the food industry are captured. First, we argue that CSR reduces the profits of a CSR firm under monopoly. Second, under complete information, regulation does not improve social welfare. We find that both active price regulation and active quality regulation reduce a monopolist's profits, consumer surplus and social welfare. Finally, under incomplete information, the monopolist exaggerates quality as much as possible. With quality regulation, CSR reduces exaggerated quality in the food industry.
Transformation of the agricultural financial system in the age of globalisationOriginal Paper
Anna BRZOZOWSKA, Dagmara BUBEL, Antonina KALINICHENKO, Larysa NEKRASENKO
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):548-558 | DOI: 10.17221/155/2016-AGRICECON
The paper is an attempt to address the advantages and risks connected with the wave of financial globalisation, with a focus on its impact on financial policy in European agriculture. The aim of the paper is to identify the basic conditions of the functioning and change of the financial system of agriculture under the conditions of the globalisation of financial markets. Financial globalisation, also referred to as financial integration or openness, is understood as an increase in global ties and interdependences caused by capital flows. Potentially, globalisation can bring a lot of benefits, which are manifested in an acceleration of economic growth...
Land fragmentation and efforts to prevent it in Slovak legislationOriginal Paper
Jarmila LAZIKOVA, Lubica RUMANOVSKA, Ivan TAKAC, Zuzana LAZIKOVA
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):559-568 | DOI: 10.17221/180/2016-AGRICECON
Agricultural land represents a country's natural heritage. Therefore, land protection is an issue that is the subject of various legislative measures, also including those that affect land fragmentation. Land fragmentation is a problem that hinders the effective use of land. In 1995, Slovak lawmakers adopted Law 180/1995 Coll., which prevents the fragmentation of land under a minimum size. The aim of this paper was to determine whether Slovak legislation concerning land fragmentation is effective and prevents this phenomenon. We compare the Slovak legislation with the legislations of other countries, and, further, we describe the existing situation...
An environmental and economic evaluation of carbon sequestration from pyrolysis and biochar application in ChinaOriginal Paper
Xiaoyong CAO, Chih-Chun KUNG, Yuelong WANG
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(12):569-578 | DOI: 10.17221/195/2016-AGRICECON
In the past decade, China has more than doubled its consumption of fossil fuels resulting in the emission of substantial amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2), which are considered to be the main cause of climate change. To mitigate climate change and ensure the continued survival of life on earth, the current level of CO2R emissions must be cut. This study establishes a price endogenous mathematical programming (Jiangxi Agricultural Sector Model) and incorporates bioenergy technologies such as ethanol, conventional co-firing and pyrolysis to examine how an agricultural province may contribute to bioenergy development and carbon sequestration....