Agricultural Economics, 2023 (vol. 69), issue 6
Human potential of talents in agriculture and forestry in context of Agriculture 4.0Original Paper
Milo¹ Hitka, Lenka Li¾betinová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2023, 69(6):223-233 | DOI: 10.17221/153/2023-AGRICECON 
Agriculture 4.0 creates a challenge for agricultural and forest enterprises in the form of changes in the processes and strategies set up to now. The ability for flexibility, personal development, and further education will be critical in transforming agriculture and forestry organisations. The transition to Agriculture 4.0 will also affect the need for human resource management in terms of their need and competence structure. This work aims to identify a group of employees in the environment of the Slovak Republic’s agricultural and forest enterprises with the prerequisites to acquire additional work competencies and the interest to develop...
Exploring the motivations behind food self-provisioning in the Czech RepublicOriginal Paper
Tereza Pilaøová, Steffen Muench, Miroslava Bavorova, Jan Huml
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2023, 69(6):234-245 | DOI: 10.17221/117/2023-AGRICECON
Gardening and food self-provisioning motivations are changing with the country’s economic development. While food security is often the main driver for self-provisioning in low-income countries, more diverse motivations exist in high-income countries. This study investigates the motivations for self-provisioning in the Czech Republic and the role of the family composition on the rate of self-provisioning to explore its social benefits. A two-step analysis was employed using data collected from 1 214 respondents. First, an exploratory descriptive statistical analysis was conducted to gain insights into the motivation of different households...
Challenges and innovative approaches in the agricultural and food industry and changing consumer behaviour in the milk and milk products market: Case of SlovakiaOriginal Paper
Zuzana Kapsdorferova, Matej Èere¹, Veronika Zábojníková, Petronela ©vikruhová, Radka Kataniková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2023, 69(6):246-254 | DOI: 10.17221/119/2023-AGRICECON
The negative consequences faced by the entire planet, the intensification of natural disasters, global warming, lowering the level of groundwater, deforestation, deterioration of corals and the underwater world, soil degradation, and the change of species diversity, testify to the necessity of introducing reforms in the agricultural-food complex. Fulfilling such a goal and creating added value of innovation potential can only be created in the conditions of functioning structures strengthened by system support, which requires reviewing and introducing change in food systems. The recent financial crisis, later the pandemic, and the current going...
Supply chain modelling in organic farming for sustainable profitabilityCase Study
R Chitra, N L Balasudarsun, M Sathish, R Jagajeevan
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2023, 69(6):255-266 | DOI: 10.17221/44/2023-AGRICECON
Globally, people started gravitating toward organic food as health consciousness rose. From the farm to the consumer's fork, organic food is produced using a comprehensive method. Organic farming has provided farmers and producers with many opportunities, but there are still difficulties concerning the cost of production and distribution. Due to environmental sustainability challenges, climate change, soil fertility, biological assortment, and consumer well-being, organic farming is attracting more attention than conventional farming. Organic farming can be done using standardised methods and has many common issues with conventional farming....