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: Impact of Common Agricultural Policy on Czech agriculture Abstract: This contribution describes eight variants of the distribution of the direct payments and their impact on the farm economies in the years 2004-2006. For this purpose, selective set of 152 farms was divided in accordance with production regions: maize-growing, beet-growing, potato-growing, potato and oats-growing and uplands1. Possible demands for standard direct payments depending on the farm situation in 2002 and demands for payments set by different variants of the simplified system of direct payment distribution were figured to each of observed farms. To be comparable, individual bonuses were converted per 1 hectare of the farmland and to be considered more objectively, the eventual subsidies in terms of HRDP were calculated to the farms. In conclusion, all mentioned variants were compared from the point of view of their impact on the farm economies in different production and climatic regions. Keywords: standard direct payments, single area payments, production regions, reform of CAP, HRDP Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 497-514 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5439-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5439-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5439-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Klíma Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: M. Palát Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Labour productivity as a factor forming the economic efficiency and competitive ability of the country Abstract: The paper is focused on the evaluation of labour productivity in industry as a whole and in the selected branches in the Czech Republic in 1997-2001. The labour productivity index for employees is the ratio of industrial production indices and indices of the number of employees. Methods of regression and correlation analysis and development trends were applied for the mathematical-statistical analysis. Keywords: labour productivity, industry, Czech Republic, statistical processing, development trends Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 515-519 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5440-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5440-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5440-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. Grega Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, Czech Republic Title: Vertical integration as a factor of competitiveness of agriculture Abstract: Vertical integration within agricultural and food sector is one of the decisive factors influencing market structure and competitiveness of agriculture. There are two groups of motives for vertical integration. Motive of efficiency is based on the effort to minimise production cost or transaction cost. Market power is not solely the result of horizontal expansion, but if variable inputs are considered, vertical integration may contribute to market power and so to growing share in consumer price. The article analyses and methodologically specifies these motives for vertical integration and determines possibilities of quantification of the effects of vertical integration. Keywords: vertical integration, competitiveness of agriculture, market structure Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 520-525 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5441-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5441-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5441-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Ryska Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: A. Valder Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Fair value in financial accounting Abstract: By progression of the expanding use of the International Accounting Standards, fair value is being pushed ahead instead of standard historical costs. The extension of the International Accounting Standards for financial instruments and long-term assets leads to the publishing of real net income of the enterprise. The necessity to express the fair values of assets for accountancy places specialists of this profession in a new position of professionals having a common language with investors. This trend started deepening when the International Valuation Standards Committee began to co-operate with the International Accounting Standards Committee more closely. This caused the harmonization of basic terms used for valuation of property. Keywords: accounting, valuation, harmonization, standards, fair value, market value Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 526-532 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5442-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5442-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5442-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Pokrivčák Author-Workplace-Name: Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovak Republic Title: Development of the Slovak agriculture and agricultural policies during the transition period Abstract: The economic importance of agricultural sector in Slovakia declined during transition period. There are several reasons for this: declining terms of agricultural trade, extreme weather, transformation of agricultural sector, unclear property rights in transition period, short-run privatization distortions, transformation of up and downstream sectors, world market fluctuation, decline of real wages, low stability of agricultural policy and other. The development in economic market was paralleled by activity in political market. After initial liberalization, agricultural protection subsequently increased. The EU accession influences both levels of protection as well as instruments of agricultural policy. Keywords: agriculture, Slovakia, EU, political economy, transition Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 533-539 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5443-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5443-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5443-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Vaněk Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Jarolímek Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: ICT in agrarian sector of the CR Abstract: The fact that the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a key factor of development of individuals, regions, sectors and whole countries is well known at the beginning of the 21st century. The real situation of ICT utilization is very different in particular sections and it fails to reach standards that we would expect. The sphere of the agrarian sector of the Czech Republic is a very good example. The Information and Consulting Centre FEM at the University of Agriculture in Prague (IPC) has been participating on research of the utilization ICT in agriculture for three years. According to the latest data from July 2002, 55% of agrarian enterprises are connected to the Internet, which is much less than in other sectors. Keywords: ICT, Internet, portal, agriculture, agrarian sector, information Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 540-542 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5444-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5444-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5444-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: I. Tichá Author-Name: T. Doucha Title: Is the role of agriculture in society changing? Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 543 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5445-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5445-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5445-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Bechyně Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Some aspects of structural and regional policy of the European Union in relation to agriculture by example of Great Britain Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 544-546 Volume: 49 Issue: 11 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5446-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5446-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200311-0008.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:49:y:2003:i:11:id:5446-AGRICECON