Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: T. Doucha Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Czech agriculture and the EU accession - a need for a new strategy Abstract: The paper is oriented on the argumentation of real and potential problems and challenges, which are a basis for the formation of a new strategy for the Czech agriculture and for a new conception of the Czech agricultural policy for the period after EU accession. Based on the arguments, goals of the new strategy are derived, to be discussed with a broader professional public. Possible fields of measures of the government to provide the strategic goals are presented to the conclusion. Keywords: agriculture, environment, strategy, agricultural policy, EU accession Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 94-99 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5173-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5173-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5173-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Blaas Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agriculture and Food Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Title: Slovak agriculture and the integration into the EU Abstract: The paper is briefly outlining the expected changes in the economic and financial pre-conditions for Slovak farming during the period after the country's accession to the EU. The starting point of authors reasoning is the current piece of knowledge, saying that the economic performance of individual farms is widely differentiated and the ability of individual farms to meet the future challenges and to use the opportunities is very unevenly distributed among them. Also the competitiveness if a particular agricultural commodity varies. Despite of expectations concerning the price development after accession, not all commodities will be competitive on the single market. The economic situation of farms will considerably benefit from direct payments. Nevertheless, the fact that the Slovak government opted for the Single Area payment Scheme will have some adverse effects on possible gains from payments in productive regions and in farms with high output performance. In order to mitigate these redistribution effects the author is proposing to implement a different scheme of allocation of national top-up is to direct payments. In the final part of his paper the author gives a comprehensive review on payments aimed to promote rural development and payments from the Guidance section of the EAGGF targeted at enhancement of farm re-structuring. Keywords: direct payments, single area payment, prices, rural development, mountain areas, less favoured areas, structural funds Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 100-104 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5174-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5174-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5174-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: H. Sůvová Author-Workplace-Name: Czech National Bank, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The assessment of companies for external and internal purposes Abstract: This article presents holistic concepts of companies' assessments intended for two basic groups of users: internal and external. Companies' assessments concentrated only on financial perspective are very single-track and already obsolete and therefore, further perspectives are used to complete companies' assessments. Among concepts intended for internal assessments, the so-called balanced scorecard approach has developed since late nineties. This concept helps in company's strategic management. Moreover, there is a concept of EFQM Excellence model introduced at the beginning of nineties for assessing applications for the European Quality Award, but has become widely used for company assessment and management. The third mentioned concept is intended for credit risk assessment is credit rating. The development of methodology of the holistic assessment of Czech farm businesses may be a good tool for different external and internal users. Keywords: business assessments, balanced scorecard, EFQM Excellence model, credit rating, scoring, farm businesses Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 105-109 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5175-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5175-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5175-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: E. Rosochatecká Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: H. Řezbová Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Methodical approach to evaluation of financial health of agricultural enterprises in relation to the Sector Operational Program Abstract: The contribution deals with the analysis of methodological approaches to the general evaluation of enterprise results. It is concerned mainly about the methodology of evaluation of financial health of enterprises in the frame of the program SAPARD and further about the possible outline of methodology in the frame of the Sector Operational Plan for agriculture and the Payment Agency. This contribution was prepared in frame of solution of the Institutional Research Intention MSM 411100013. Keywords: methods of enterprise evaluation, criteria, financial health, subsidies, Agrarian Payment Agency Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 110-115 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5176-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5176-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5176-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Š. Buday Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural and Food Economy, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Title: Development of business structure in agricultural companies in Slovakia Abstract: This article presents information about the development and the structure of indices regarding natural and legal persons in the years 2000 and 2002. Finally, the development of indices is compared with the year 1990. The article characterizes the development of companies, which are farming land, like cooperatives, business companies, state owned companies and natural persons. It demonstrates the number and structure of companies in the branches of the agri-food sector divided into agriculture, agricultural services and food industry. Moreover, the article presents agricultural land area used by natural and legal persons. This contribution draws information from the results of the questionnaire, which was made by the regional offices of the Ministry of Agriculture. In conclusion, the article suggests the possible orientation of organizations in the short time period Keywords: structure of companies, size of companies, agricultural land area, legal forms of farming Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 116-119 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5177-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5177-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5177-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Z. Chrastinová Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Title: Development of selected financial indicators for agricultural enterprises in the Slovak Republic Abstract: Except of 2001 and 2002, the agriculture has produced losses of SKK 38.8 billion over the entire process of transformation. The losses in agriculture were caused by major disparities between the price of supplies to agriculture and prices of agricultural products, plus the restrictive subsidy and loan policy adopted in the early years of the economic reform. The economic situation has improved over the last two years. This was caused by the increase in subsidies, as well as by the continuing restructuring process (sales and liquidation of dubious assets, optimised production), reduction in numbers of loss-making enterprises, by growth and increase in efficiency of production and due to a substantial increase in earnings of many partnerships. However, even despite the positive trends current financial position of most agricultural enterprises does not meet the requirements for development in agriculture, with the rate of TFA (tangible fixed assets) depreciation achieving 50% (of that, depreciation of machinery stands at 70%). The earnings are moderate even in profit making enterprises, with 75% of those enterprises making only up to SKK 1.5 million in earnings. Keywords: economic results, profit, loss, prices, subsidies, tax, loans, depreciation of assets Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 120-124 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5178-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5178-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5178-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Jánský Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Prediction of the financial situation of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic at the EU accession Abstract: The paper deals with the financial situation of two selected agricultural enterprises in productive as well as in less favourable areas (LFA) in the present situation - before and consecutively after the accession to the EU. 11 selected ratio indicators are used to evaluate the financial situation. There are proposed some preparatory precautions - based on the analysis of the financial situation that can be helpful for Czech farmers in gradual adaptation into the CAP conditions. Keywords: agricultural enterprises, financial situation, Common Agricultural Policy Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 125-129 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5179-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5179-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5179-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Juřica Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Prague, Czech Republic2 Author-Name: T. Medonos Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Prague, Czech Republic2 Author-Name: L. Jelínek Author-Workplace-Name: Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Prague, Czech Republic2 Title: Structural changes and efficiency in Czech agriculture in the pre-accession period Abstract: Czech agricultural sector undertook many great changes in the last 12 years. These changes have resulted in the creation of business structure, which, however, is still not finished due to external (market) and internal (enterprise) conditions. The main goal within these changes was to create functional efficient and competitive agricultural sector, which is to survive in ever changing global world, in particular with respect to the intention to join the unified Europe. One of the questions, which is currently discussed very often, is to what extent the current business agricultural structure is efficient in input allocation, eventually which structural changes have to be undertaken to create such effective sector. The main objective of this contribution is therefore to present findings, which were obtained within the research project processing. Keywords: efficiency, transaction costs, economy of scale, organization, business structure Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 130-138 Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5180-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5180-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200403-0008.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:3:id:5180-AGRICECON