Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Werner Author-Workplace-Name: HOSOZ, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: R. Zuzák Author-Workplace-Name: HOSOZ, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Favourable and unfavourable aspects in the process of small enterprise establishment in the Czech Republic Abstract: Countries associated in the European Union pay great attention to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. At the same time, however, the member states are concerned that following the EU enlargement strong migration flows on the part of new members are likely to occur. Therefore, it is in the interests of the member states to learn whether the citizens of candidate countries are internally motivated to run their own businesses and whether suitable conditions have been created, i. e. whether there are any factors negatively affecting the establishment of small enterprises. To this end, an extensive survey was carried out in the Czech Republic aimed at the above mentioned issues and at identifying favourable and unfavourable factors in the process of small enterprise establishment in transition economies, using the Czech Republic as an example. Keywords: small business, European Union, establishment of small enterprises Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 481-484 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5356-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5356-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5356-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Jánský Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Evaluation of the financial situation of farms Abstract: The study deals with the comparison of financial situation of farms in the Czech Republic. Three groups of farms are compared - co-operatives, business companies and individual farmers. The data were analysed within the years 1994 and 2000. The analysis of financial situation was done by the means of indexes describing liquidity, activity and profitability as well as some other additional indicators such as labour productivity and costs levels etc. Keywords: agricultural enterprises, financial situation, liquidity, activity, profitability Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 485-489 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5357-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5357-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5357-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Yovchevska Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria Title: Land relationships in Bulgaria Abstract: Agriculture is a traditional branch for the Republic of Bulgaria. The favourable agriclimatic and soil conditions further the growth of 145 agricultural crops and the production of various products, many of which have leading positions in the international market. The aim of this paper is to examine the nature and specific features of the reform of the land relationships in the Republic of Bulgaria during the period of transition towards market economy. The development of land relationships in this country reflects the economic interests of its society, which show their specific nature in the relationships between the owners and the leaseholders of the plots. It is typical for this country that during the collectivisation period, which took place in the middle of the last century, the land, being the basic production factor in the agricultural branch, was public property, the private character of which was never abolished. During the transition period, a process for restoring the land 'within its real borders' was started. This led to delay in the reform and a significant fragmentation of the land. The completed agricultural reform contributes to the recovery and precipitation in the process of developing of the land relationships in the country. A sign of this is the formation of land market. In the year 2001, 28 878.1 ha changed their owners, and another 280 000 ha were leased. The aim is, through active laws, to achieve synchrony of the social interests with the interests of the owners and leaseholders and to create conditions for optimisation of the production process in agriculture. A favourable economic environment will contribute to increasing the efficiency of the agricultural branch in the Republic of Bulgaria and to the formation of the land relationships, which will facilitate the process. Keywords: land relationships, land lease, land market Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 490-494 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5358-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5358-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5358-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Pezlarová Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Faculty of Economics, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Analysis of the relation between the price of fodder mixture ingredients and the price of chicken meat Abstract: This paper aims at finding a suitable model describing the relation between the price of fodder mixture ingredients (wheat, maize) and the price of chicken meat. The procedure of searching for the right model will be demonstrated here on the available agricultural data. The models will trace the development of the price of chicken meat (agricultural producer price - APP) as related to time, the price of feed in the current and previous periods, and the previous prices of chicken meat. It designates five different models for estimating the price of chicken meat. For producers, the best is the Model 5 ( ), which predicts the price two months ahead. These models represent one of the ways to deal with the problem in question. The price of chicken meat is influenced by a lot of other variables. Keywords: chicken meat, maize, wheat, price, regression, correlation, residual analysis Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 495-501 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5359-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5359-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5359-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Neruda Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Jan Evangelista Purkynì, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Author-Name: M. Farský Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Jan Evangelista Purkynì, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Title: Bio-mass for energetic: Chance or regression? Abstract: Authors summarise historical aspects of the renewable energy resources usage in the Czech countries, mainly of bio-mass. They are interested in the economic evaluation of the investment efficiency of usage or transformation of bio-mass. They supply facts of the approaching fossil fuels reserves exhausting and therefore an interest of growing trees and plants for energy usage. They indicate the possible utilisation of fallow land and of reclaimed land after the surface lignite mining for the purpose. Keywords: bio-mass usage, renewable energy resources, economic evaluation of efficiency investment Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 502-504 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5360-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5360-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5360-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Horalíková Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: P. Berglová Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Intellectual capital and talents in agribusiness organisation development Abstract: Human resources are a key factor in the development and competitiveness of organisations. The concept of organisation's intellectual capital enables a complex and systematic look at the decisive organisation sources (including human resources). Talents - people with management skills and the so-called project talents play an important role within the frame of human resources. Talents - bearers of special endowments and abilities - are a decisive factor in the growth of the organisation. Partial probes carried out in agribusiness organisations have confirmed the significance of both theoretical concepts. At the same time, they have revealed that organisations utilise various kinds of talents the differentiation of which requires a more profound examination and analysis in order to assess, in a competent way, the contents and forms of education of young professionals, as well as the contents and forms of lifelong education in the field of agribusiness. Keywords: human resources, organisation intellectual capital, talents, management talents, project talents Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 505-510 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5361-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5361-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5361-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Vosejpková Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, Èeské Budìjovice, Czech Republic Title: The identification and solution of problem areas of the rural municipalities development with regard to the civic and technological equipment Abstract: The development of rural areas is solved by the regional policy from a great part. Since every country implicating and applying this support system is identified by its geographical and political specifics, many problems rise also in the Czech Republic and they complicate the implementation of the regional policy principles in the final result. The possibility of improving this situation is given through identification of the relevant problems and the realization suggested actions. The problem areas in rural municipalities development requiring solution are as follows: poor transport services, non-existing cooperation inside the transport and mutual losses compensation, poor technical equipment of municipalities, securing a constant support of rural development, establishing functioning ties to the community center areas in the micro- regions, establishment of foundations, decomposition of rural development aims, public administration. Respecting of the proposed solution areas in municipalities would help to decrease regional disparities in rural areas. Keywords: civic and technical equipment, rural municipalities, development, support of development Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 511-518 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5362-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5362-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5362-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Jeníček Author-Workplace-Name: Èeská zemìdìlská univerzita, Praha, Èeská republika Title: Developmental trends of world agriculture Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 519-530 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5363-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5363-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200211-0008.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5363-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: S. Buchta Title: On the sixtieth birthday of doc. Ing. Gejza Blaas, CSc. Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 531-532 Volume: 48 Issue: 11 Year: 2002 DOI: 10.17221/5364-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5364-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:48:y:2002:i:11:id:5364-AGRICECON