Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: F. Střeleček Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, Èeské Budìjovice, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Lososová Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, Èeské Budìjovice, Czech Republic Title: An evaluation of the types of technical development in agriculture in the years 1995-2000 Abstract: This article is divided into four parts; the first is concerned with the methodology of evaluation of the type of technical development and its objectives. Another part will evaluate the type of technical development in the national economy as a whole in the period 1995-1999. The main indicators are fund efficiency, productivity of labour and the technical specifications of work. The third part of the contribution will deal with an evaluation of these indicators in the selected sector of the economy, namely in the farms which are obliged to make public their income statements in the business bulletin. The last part, considered from the perspective of the type of technical development will be a farm sample, divided according to size into two groups - production and marginal area. This sample will be considered for the years 1997-2000. Finally a total evaluation of the present development of single monitored groups and an inter group comparison will be carried out. Keywords: marginal areas, production areas, fund efficiency, productivity of labour, average registration number of labourers, operation, average state of tangible assets, technical specifications of work Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 151-165 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5373-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5373-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5373-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J.P. Boinon Author-Workplace-Name: Unité Mixte de Recherches INRA-ENESAD, Dijon Cedex, France Title: Land policy in France and its consequence for the farmers Abstract: This paper is related to the application of the land policies implemented in France in 2nd half of the 20th century, and their consequences on the economy of the agricultural sector and the operation of the farms. Starting from a framework of historical and institutional analysis, the object of this research is to analyse the economic and institutional determinants of these land policies. In France of small landowners, the existence of the right of ownership is considered as an obstacle for a fast evolution of the structures of farms which are sufficient size to implement technological progress allowing the profits of productivity. The aim of the land policy followed in France since the end of the Second World War was to encourage the development of such farms. The main measures were the statute of the tenant farming, the control of the structures and the control of the land market by the SAFER. This policy is implemented at a departmental level by the representatives of the Farmers Unions and generally supports the access to the land for young farmers or the middle-sized farmers. Keywords: agricultural land policy, France, institutional theory, land property Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 166-172 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5374-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5374-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5374-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Popp Author-Workplace-Name: Research and Information Institute for Agricultural Economics, Budapest, Hungary Author-Name: M. Stauder Author-Workplace-Name: Research and Information Institute for Agricultural Economics, Budapest, Hungary Title: Land market in Hungary Abstract: In Hungary, after the political and economical transition period of the nineties, the transformation of agriculture, the privatisation and the partial compensation brought about fundamental change in the land ownership structure. Recently, the private ownership of land has become dominant. As a result of the land compensation and the restoration of individual shares of the co-operatives members, unfavourable farm structures were established in a great number of cases; and consequently the redistribution of land property has become indispensable. The revival of the market is hold up, on one hand, by the present legislation of land acquisition (by Hungarian legal entities and foreigners) and, on the other hand, by the repugnance of the land acquisition of foreigners by a great number of people. The political risks, the EU accession and the changes to be expected concerning the EU subsidy schemes might also affect the land market in the long-term. Keywords: transformation of agriculture, agricultural land, land ownership, land use, co-operative, state ownership, private property, Act on Land, land acquisition, land lease, the National Land Fund, market of agricultural land, land price, mortgage Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 173-178 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5375-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5375-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5375-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Mičurová Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Agriculure, Riga, Republic of Latvia Title: Development of structure and exploitation of agriculture land fund in Latvia Abstract: Agriculture is a sector in Latvia which plays an important role in the country's economy and the same time performs a significant social, environmental and ethno-cultural function. Latvia has favourable conditions for the development of organic agriculture. The aim of land reform is to reorganise legal, social and economic relationships of land property and land use to facilitate the development of infrastructure, land protection and rational land use according to the interests of society. In Latvia, the land reform is practically carried out in three directions - restitution of real estate rights, privatisation of real property and compensation for previous real estate. At the moment, the main and urgent goal concerns strengthening of the results of land reform. It means that all the information on real estates (land and buildings), uses and area of lease obtained during the previous course of land reform must be reflected into the real property cadastre. Keywords: land property, land reform, land use, agricultural land, ownership structure, land privatisation process Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 179-183 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5376-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5376-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5376-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: K. Bradáčová Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Author-Name: G. Grausová Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Title: Land evaluation data bank of Slovakia Abstract: Precise categorisation and permanent and completed evidence of agricultural land are necessary for rational utilisation of land fund in Slovakia. Current complex evaluation information system is the only system of this category in our country and consists of the following parts: (1) land-cartographic information system, (2) evaluation data bank. Evaluation data bank includes data about all evaluated soil-ecological units in basic classification, according to users, cadastral areas and higher units of administrative state division. Evaluation data bank is open system updated, improved and widened constantly. It is important source of information used for calculation of land fund evaluation, calculation of financial damage, calculation of land tax, setting of land rent level, estimate of orientation prices for purchase or sales of agricultural land. Recently the data from evaluation data bank have been used for setting and specification of criteria for classification of agricultural land and subjects into the less-favoured areas in Slovakia. Keywords: land evaluation data bank, evaluated soil-ecological unit, cadastral area, agricultural subject, evaluation of agricultural land fund Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 184-188 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5377-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5377-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5377-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Š. Buday Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Title: Agricultural land market in selected regions of the Slovak Republic Abstract: One of the conditions of accession of Slovakia into the European Union is the existence of a developed land market. At present, the official land price is mostly used in the evaluation of agricultural land. The price was calculated on the basis of normative production and normative costs required to achieve such production. As the land market gradually develops, market prices come into being; reflecting the effect of real market forces. With the full-fledged market prices, the task of official prices will be just an informative one. The land market prices will gradually assume all the tasks of the current official prices of the agricultural land. Keywords: agricultural land, official land price, land market price, cadastre, statistical monitoring Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 189-194 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5378-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5378-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5378-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Š. Buday Title: Utilization of agricultural land, with regard to the accession of Slovakia to the EU Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 194 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5380-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5380-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5380-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Stupka Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: M. Šprysl Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The effect of sire-C position on the economics of pigs fattening Abstract: The objective of the trial in the test station was to evaluate productive performance with respect to sire-line No. 101, 102, 103 in C-position for LWs × (LW×L) genotype in pigs. The productive performance as to growth capacity, feeding intake and quantitative traits of slaughter value was examinated for 136 hybrid pigs divided in three groups of offsprings of LWs boar No.101, 102,103. The feeding of all pigs were ad-libitum. On the base of obtained results, one could say that inside the LWs-breed, considerable differences exist between lines, importantly affecting the overall economics of fattening. Keywords: pig, sire-line, performance, testation, profit formula, economics Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 195-200 Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5379-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5379-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200304-0008.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:4:id:5379-AGRICECON