Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Bečvářová Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: EU enlargement and the Common Agricultural Policy Abstract: The incorporation of the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) to the common agrarian market of the European Union is an entrance the saturated market solving problems with surpluses of main agricultural commodities. That is why an increasing of competition among both current member states and the new members has been anticipated. The question related to productivity of factors as well as technology level influence on competitiveness on the occasion of lower prices of agricultural commodities that could bring about shift of trade between agricultural enterprises and food processors in the first stage of processing within commodity chain into some of new member countries (or changes within them) and steer flows of some of agricultural commodities utilised as raw materials. The decisive position of the second stage of agricultural products processing, characterised by highly finalised products, probably will push forward the existing member states, especially the main producers and major exporters of finalised food products in Europe. Their interest in generation and expansion of this kind of market with highly finalised food products on the CEECs food markets would be expected. Moreover, the "demand driven agriculture" implying qualitative criteria such as food safety and precaution, favourable method of production, environmental impact etc., presented by agricultural policies in last decade and for future, is largely influenced by final stages of agri-food commodity chains. Distributors and well-established processors are those who "translate" the consumer's demand to agricultural producers. Those decide significantly about the dimension, structure and market share of agricultural production in concrete area in essence. This situation has influenced effectiveness of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) exactly. Based upon the last reforms of the CAP in the EU evaluation, the significant changes of commodity markets regulation tools and a new approach partly related to income stabilisation policy partly to support of technological change and restructuring in wider social and regional aspects of the CAP are demonstrated there. Keywords: agriculture, agri-food chain, common agricultural policy, competitiveness, direct payments, enlargement, food industry, income Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 447-452 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5431-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5431-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5431-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Blížkovský Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Grega Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Qualitative analysis of the European Union members positions under the Common Agricultural Policy reform Abstract: The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform in 2003 represents the entry into the third phase of the CAP. The final shape of the reform packet is a result of a compromise between external and internal interests of the EU members. The external interests, such as the liberalization of the agricultural trade under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and EU enlargement, represented a common platform that in principle did not create a barrier between the member's positions. On the other hand, internal interests of the members affected significantly their positions. The most important internal interests may be classified as follows: the EU budget spending, level of farm subsidies, effects of the reform on farm employment, farm income, rural viability, consumers, environment, food safety or animal welfare. Positions of the individual EU members were a function of the agricultural structures and competitiveness. Coalitions of the EU members were created during the reform negotiations: reform-liberal group, cohesion group, conservative group and the group of specific interests. Aims of the future members of the EU (10 candidate countries) in the reform were not to deteriorate their EU entry conditions and to guarantee equal treatment, comparable with that of the EU-15. The analysis of the EU member's positions under the CAP 2003 reform is an inspiration for defining of the Czech Republic's position, as a new member state, in the agricultural area. Keywords: Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, CAP Reform, EU members positions Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 453-460 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5432-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5432-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5432-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Stávková Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: E. Maca Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Analysis of a long-term development of some selected parameters of Czech agriculture Abstract: The paper presents some partial data obtained in studies on basic indicators of the development of Czech agriculture within the time interval of 1980-2001. The statistical analysis, carried out within a spatially defined territory, enabled to compare the average level and variability of gross plant production, gross animal production and gross agricultural production (in fixed prices of the year 1989) during the period of transformation of the centrally planned economy to free market economy on the one hand, and to quantify their dynamics and structure on the other. Using the method of time series, the authors analyse absolute and relative changes in production and sale of the selected plant and animal commodities in the period of 1990-2001. Keywords: agriculture, transformation of centrally planned economy, analysis of overall parameters development Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 461-468 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5433-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5433-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5433-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: I. Živělová Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Jánský Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: P. Novák Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Economic evaluation of cattle management in the system of organic farming Abstract: This paper introduces partial results of the research project QC 1140 aimed at the efficiency of enterprises operating in the system of organic farming, especially considering the use of grassland linked with cattle management. Economic evaluation of cattle management in the system of organic farming is compared with conventional enterprises. Economic evaluation applies to dairy cattle and beef cattle. Proposals of the measures will be formed with respect to the results of analysys, which should contribute to the support of organic enterprises and to better satisfaction of the increasing demand for organic food. Keywords: organic agriculture, economical evaluation of cattle management, development of organic agriculture, support of organic agriculture Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 469-475 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5434-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5434-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5434-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Ševela Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Efficiency development of Czech foreign trade in high-technology products and high-value agricultural products Abstract: High efficiency of foreign trade is achieved in export of the commodities that are not only price competitive. The high-technology manufactures usually have the highest value added. The same is true for high-value agricultural products. The article concentrates on the comparison of exports of the Czech economy and other selected transition economies of Central Europe with economies of the European Union members, the United States and Japan using the coefficient of transformation output and the relative specialisation ratio on high-technology intensive commodities and high-value agricultural products. We can conclude that the efficiency gap of Czech economy and of the selected economies of Central Europe increased in the first half of the nineties. The trends of the second half of the nineties are quite different. The gap in efficiency of foreign trade is slowly decreasing and the analysed transition economies overcame the weakest economies of the EU members. Keywords: international trade, foreign trade, competitiveness, high-technology trade, agricultural trade Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 476-482 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5435-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5435-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5435-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Tomšík Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: S. Bartošová Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Proposal of a modified wage tariff scale in a forest enterprise in the Czech Republic Abstract: The paper analyses the pay system in a particular enterprise in the Czech Republic and proposes a change in this system. The establishment of two scales based on pay classes per month is proposed: one scale that allows for overlaps of pay classes but does not allow for overruns into other categories, and another scale that allows for no overlaps at all. Keywords: company, human resources, salary, monthly tariff scale Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 483-486 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5436-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5436-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5436-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Syrovátka Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Food expenditures of Czechs' households and Engel's law Abstract: The paper analyses the pay system in a particular enterprise in the Czech Republic and proposes a change in this system. The establishment of two scales based on pay classes per month is proposed: one scale that allows for overlaps of pay classes but does not allow for overruns into other categories, and another scale that allows for no overlaps at all. Keywords: company, human resources, salary, monthly tariff scale Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 487-495 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5437-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5437-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200310-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5437-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Kraus Title: Jubilee of doc. Ing. Tomáše Doucha, CSc Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 496 Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5438-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5438-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:10:id:5438-AGRICECON