Agricultural Economics, 2025 (vol. 71), issue 1

List of reviewers 2024

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Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):I-III  

The role of primary producers in agricultural waste management: Perceptions and challenges in the transition to a circular economyOriginal Paper

Francisco José Castillo-Díaz, Luis Jesus Belmonte-Ureña, Fernando Diánez-Martínez, Francisco Camacho-Ferre

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):1-13 | DOI: 10.17221/225/2024-AGRICECON  

This study aims to evaluate the perceptions of Spanish primary producers on waste management practices and different regulatory and administrative proposals. In addition, it identifies the socioeconomic and technical factors influencing these perceptions and highlights the types of agricultural residues that present the greatest management challenges for primary producers. To achieve these objectives, a survey was conducted among 396 primary producers throughout Spain. Results revealed two distinct groups of producers: younger, more educated individuals who showed higher awareness of waste management and older, less educated producers who perceived...

How does climate shock affect technology adoption in rice production?Original Paper

Thai Phan Nguyen, Duc Kien Nguyen, Quang Dung Truong

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):14-26 | DOI: 10.17221/296/2024-AGRICECON  

The objective of the study is to determine the impact of shock from climate change, such as drought and flood, on various technology adoptions in rice production in Vietnam. This study utilised VARHS (The Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey) panel data from 2012 to 2018 and employed regression analysis following the application of propensity score matching (PSM) to address potential selection bias caused by drought and flood shocks. The findings indicated that households tend to adopt the improved variety of rice and organic fertilisers since households suffer the shock from the drought. Another finding showed that households used more chemical...

Indebtedness of small and medium-sized wineries in SlovakiaOriginal Paper

Jana Ladvenicová, Dominika Čeryová, Iveta Košovská, Jozef Palkovič, Matej Čereš

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):27-45 | DOI: 10.17221/31/2024-AGRICECON  

Many companies depend on debt sources; they use them to finance their needs. Bank loans are the main debt sources to which companies have access. However, financing only with this source is associated with many risks. The paper’s main goal is to assess and quantify the indebtedness of wineries in Slovakia for 2013–2021 through individual debt ratios. The influence of financial leverage on return on equity (ROE) was tested. The data were drawn from the Register of Financial Statements. From the point of view of the total debt ratio, wineries show values higher than 65%. The presence of short-term debts, especially short-term liabilities,...

Approach to the differentiated motivation of employees in agricultureOriginal Paper

Miloš Hitka, Lenka Ližbetinová, Jozef Ďurian, Agota Giedré Raišiené

Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2025, 71(1):46-57 | DOI: 10.17221/118/2024-AGRICECON  

The capacity for flexibility, personal development, and intrinsic motivation is a crucial aspect needed by employees in the process of transforming agricultural organisations. This paper aims to determine the typically oriented groups of employees in terms of their motivation and verify whether the identified groups are invariant even under changing conditions over time. The data from 2019–2023 (from 374 respondents employed in agricultural enterprises in south-central Slovakia) were evaluated using descriptive and inferential (K-means cluster) statistics. According to preferences and constancy of attitudes, three clusters of employees called...