Agricultural Economics, 2017 (vol. 63), issue 6
Risk factors in the agriculture sectorOriginal Paper
Nadezda JANKELOVA, Dusan MASAR, Stefania MORICOVA
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(6):247-258 | DOI: 10.17221/212/2016-AGRICECON 
The agricultural sector je characterized by the fact that there is a high level of risk. It was always this case, but in the last years, there is a tendency of the increasing of the risk. The ability of early detection and effective management of the risks is an integral part of the strategic management of every agricultural organization. The paper presents the procedure and outcomes of the questionnaire survey aimed at the occurrence of the risk factors and approaches to the risk management in the enterprises of the primary agricultural production in Slovakia. The survey is focused on the individual character of the risk. The results of the survey...
Statistical analysis of factors influencing the results of enterprises in dairy industryOriginal Paper
Zdenka NAGLOVA, Barbora BOBEROVA, Tereza HORAKOVA, Lubos SMUTKA
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(6):259-270 | DOI: 10.17221/353/2015-AGRICECON
The article deals with companies processing and producing dairy products and cheeses in the Czech market. The dairy industry is a crucial field among the production of food products. On March 31, 2015 the milk quotas were cancelled. The impacts of their cancelation can bring danger for the dairy business but also provide some opportunities. Therefore it is important that businesses are economically powerful and so are able to strengthen their competitive position. This article aims to analyse businesses to identify vulnerable groups of businesses and those groups whose welfare is not essentially jeopardized. Partially, the aim is to assess whether...
What are the factors affecting the consumers' milk choices?Original Paper
Osman GULSEVEN, Michael WOHLGENANT
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(6):271-282 | DOI: 10.17221/335/2015-AGRICECON
There is an increasing interest in specialty milk products such as soymilk, cholesterol free/lactose free (CFLF) milk and organic milk. While the market shares of these milk types are still small, specialty milk consumption is one of the fastest growing consumer segments in the dairy industry. Therefore, it is of interest to producers, consumers as well as the policy-makers to identify the consumer profile of these products and to determine policies based on the consumer choices. In the article, there are utilised the actual consumer sales data to see whether the USDA's dairy policy follows the consumers' milk preferences. The results indicate that...
Impact of food availability on child mortality: a cross country comparative analysisOriginal Paper
Mary Oluwatoyin AGBOOLA
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2017, 63(6):283-297 | DOI: 10.17221/333/2015-AGRICECON
The study examined the impact of food security on child mortality (infant mortality and under-five mortality), using a dynamic panel data analysis for 114 countries for the period 1995-2009 by considering a wide range of controlled variables such as income, social indicators and policy variables. The result suggests that food security has a negative impact on child mortality for all countries and even more impact on child mortality within the food insecure African countries. Therefore, based on the findings of the study; it is recommended that an increase in food security is indeed a positive policy option, particularly within the food insecure African...