Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Bavorova Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Halle, Germany Author-Name: H. Hockmann Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Halle, Germany Author-Name: A. Pieniadz Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Halle, Germany Title: Exploring successes and failures of the CEEC in the context of the EU accession. The milk and beef sectors in the Czech Republic and Poland Abstract: The paper reviews experiences from the accession process of Poland and the Czech Republic, two countries with different accession conditions regarding the agri-food sector. The paper has two main aims. First is to discuss the scope of action in the EU and in the acceding countries from a game theoretical view. The second aim is to identify the reasons for successfully providing beneficial accession criteria. Investigating two selected agricultural sectors does this: milk and beef production. Our overall argument is that the actions, which nations and interest groups have undertaken with regard to the EU accession and future policy direction are, at least partially, a function of different external restrictions and internal national patterns; i.e., the relevance and structure of agriculture and the bargaining power of interest groups. Keywords: accession process, interest groups, Copenhagen agreement Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 189-198 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5188-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5188-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5188-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Z. Toušek Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Market for tradable pollution permits Abstract: Structural changes that were following the transformation from the centrally planed economy to market oriented one brought among other things new perceptions that of the hither to mainly reglected environmental issues. The Czech Republic as one of the few developed countries has achieved a tremendous decline in a emission production by huge investments. Because of the Kyoto protocol ratification by the EU, this issue is getting more important. The practical consequence of this ratification process is the creation of the unified European market for tradable emission permits that should be fully functioning by the year 2005. It is essential to fully understand basic theoretical principles of tradable emission permits market for homogenous and heterogeneous pollutions to achieve maximal benefits out of it. Keywords: Kyoto agreement, air pollution, tradable permits Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 199-203 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5189-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5189-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5189-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: I. Živělová Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Possible approaches to the valuation of a firm Abstract: Measurement of business performance by using the value of a firm represents a modern tool of financial management. The paper deals with this problem and discusses basic methodological approaches to the determination of farm's value, especially by means of methods based on the estimation of future revenues. Keywords: farm's value, methods of determination, future revenues Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 204-206 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5190-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5190-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5190-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Věžník Author-Workplace-Name: Masaryk Univerzity, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Bartošová Author-Workplace-Name: Masaryk Univerzity, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Selected regional geographical differences of the Czech Republic agriculture, after the transformation processes Abstract: Transformation of Czech agriculture led to significant changes, which were mirrored in the crystallisation of rather large territorial differences. Clear regional disproportions are a fundamental problem for the state as a whole, therefore, it is important to provide aid for the regions that lag behind in economic development by introducing sensible regional policies. This situation is still more complicated in agriculture, as this transformation to free market economy results in the unequal regional development in relation to natural environment, regional traditions and the level of rural settlement in addition to the phenomena such as price liberalisation and the flow of goods, capital and population, among other. At the moment, the principal aims of regional agricultural policies are the preservation of regional productivity, the settlement of problematic and endangered regions and the support of a balanced regional development. The primary goal of this article is to indicate some of the largest regional differentiations in the agriculture of the Czech Republic. The purpose is to give an increased consideration to the restructuring of agricultural production, the environment and the social and general economic milieu in which it is located Keywords: Czech agriculture, transformation, regional differences, agriculture policy, development of the employment in agriculture, changes in cattle number Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 207-216 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5191-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5191-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5191-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 Author-Name: M. Pour Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The impact of sex on the economics of pig fattening Abstract: The test was focussed on the influence of sex on the production traits of the (LW×L) × OLW combination of hybrids. In the system of ad-libitum feeding, 72 pigs were divided into two identical groups of gilts and barrows and the fattening performance, i.e. the growth intensity, daily feed intake and the quantitative aspect of the carcass value were monitored. On the basis of the profit function, it was found out that in the ad-libitum feeding with the separate fattening of barrows and gilts with respect to the given genotype, it is possible to achieve with the same slaughter weight the difference in the profit per 1 fattened pig 111.06 CZK, i.e. 5.86%. Keywords: pig, sex, production traits, testing, economics, profit functions Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 217-222 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5192-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5192-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5192-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Vosejpková Author-Workplace-Name: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Department for Coordination Relations with the EU, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Common Agricultural Policy reform - the final compromise Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 223-226 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5193-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5193-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5193-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Zuzák Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: P. Hořejší Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Posibilities of agri-tourism in the Integro Micro-region Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 227-230 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5194-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5194-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5194-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. Štůsek Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Labour productivity comparison of milking vorker's operation between German and Czech farms Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 231-234 Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5195-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5195-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200405-0008.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:5:id:5195-AGRICECON