Agricultural Economics, 2026 (vol. 72), issue 2
Shared knowledge and competitive advantages for economic diversification through olive oil tourismOriginal Paper
Edianny Carballo-Cruz, José Domingo Sánchez-Martínez
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2026, 72(2):69-83 | DOI: 10.17221/344/2024-AGRICECON 
The economic diversification of rural territories specialised in olive growing is key to the sustainability and resilience of these communities. In this context, olive oil tourism is presented as an innovative strategy to add value to the olive sector, attract visitors and promote public–private synergies. This study aims to determine the competitive advantages of olive oil tourism in the province of Jaén, Spain, using strategic analysis tools that align tourism resources with effective management strategies. Hence, in addition to a questionnaire completed by experts and a specialised literature review, we used the Quality Function Deployment...
The impact of the integration of science, technology, and finance on innovation in listed agricultural enterprises through the lens of digital transformationOriginal Paper
Fanye Kong, Huini Zhong, Nana Chai, Baofeng Shi
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2026, 72(2):84-100 | DOI: 10.17221/22/2025-AGRICECON
Digitisation enables the integration of science, technology and finance, and this trend toward integration can in turn enhance the innovation efficiency of listed agricultural enterprises. By leveraging the quasi-natural experiment of China's 2011 pilot program for technology finance – also known as science, technology, and finance, this paper uses the difference-in-differences (DID) model to demonstrate that the science and technology finance policy positively impacts the innovation levels of agriculture-related listed enterprises. That said, the policy's effect varies across different regions and enterprise sizes. Furthermore, moderating-effect...
Nexus of agricultural informatisation and sustainable practices: Food security implications for drought-affected maize farmers in ZambiaOriginal Paper
Shangao Wang, Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso, Xianhui Geng, Emmanuel Kiprop, Jotham Bett, Dancun Kibiwott Kimwei
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2026, 72(2):101-119 | DOI: 10.17221/84/2025-AGRICECON
Agricultural informatisation (AgI) is hailed as a 'game-changer' for farmers worldwide, even as climate change increases agriculture's vulnerability to climatic risks and threatens sustainable agrifood production. While AgI aspires to help alleviate hunger and poverty in smallholder farm households by improving on-farm productivity through the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs), limited empirical evidence exists on the AgI–SAPs nexus, particularly under severe environmental stress such as drought. We analysed data from a survey of maize farmers in central Zambia – a country exemplifying the impact of severe drought,...
Sustainability performance evaluation of tropical fruit supply chain in Indonesia using the best-worst methodOriginal Paper
Anisa Aprilia, Syafrial, Djoko Koestiono, Fitria Dina Riana, Silvana Maulidah
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2026, 72(2):120-134 | DOI: 10.17221/46/2025-AGRICECON
Studies on the sustainability assessment of supply chain performance in tropical fruit still have limitations, whereas similar studies are more widespread in the manufacturing sector. This study aims to assess the sustainability performance of the tropical fruit supply chain in Indonesia. Performance evaluations were conducted for three producer organisations of tropical fruit with members ranging from 70 to 200 people in Banyuwangi Regency, the largest production centre in Indonesia. This study proposes a new approach, the best-worst method (BWM), to prioritise supply chain performance criteria derived from the SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference)...