Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: F. Střeleček Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Accounting and Finances, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Author-Name: R. Zdeněk Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Accounting and Finances, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Lososová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Accounting and Finances, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Title: Comparison of agricultural subsidies in the Czech Republic and in the selected states of the European Union Abstract: The Common Agricultural Policy has been implemented in order to guarantee the appropriate life quality for farmers and to preserve the European heritage. Costs of its realization amounted to 40% of the EU budget. The EU has not established the same conditions for all member states. The aim of the paper is to assess the influence of agricultural subsidies and the structure of production on the incomes of agricultural holdings and their comparison with the largest producers in the EU with similar production structure. The shift-share analysis is used. Different amount of subsidies according to the type of farming together with increasing subsidy rate may influence the type of farming. Therefore, it may cause a paradox that the structure of subsidies according to the type of farming will stimulate products that are currently suppressed. The difference in subsidies in comparison with the largest producers with a similar structure of agricultural production is significant for the Czech Republic and it is possible to compare it to the increase of the SAPS by 75%. Keywords: subsidies, costs, shift-share analysis, type of farming Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 519-533 Volume: 55 Issue: 11 Year: 2009 DOI: 10.17221/68/2009-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/68/2009-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200911-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:55:y:2009:i:11:id:68-2009-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Putićová Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Mezera Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Research, development and innovation in the Czech food industry - perspectives Abstract: The interdisciplinary problematic of food safety and health protection is being placed increasingly into research programmes of financial means providers as well as from the governmental funds and private funds. Gaining new knowledge about the state of food industry research and development (R&D) base and about the research results transfer, it is possible to stimulate innovation trends cultivating the food market and the life style. Keywords: food research, development and innovation in the CR, trends in R& D, financial and human sources in R& Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 534-540 Volume: 55 Issue: 11 Year: 2009 DOI: 10.17221/15/2009-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/15/2009-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200911-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:55:y:2009:i:11:id:15-2009-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. Čechura Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The impact of credit rationing on farmer's economic equilibrium Abstract: The paper deals with the theoretical analysis of the impact of credit rationing on farmer's economic equilibrium. The analysis is carried out based on the derived dynamic optimization model, which is the dynamic investment model with adjustment costs. The credit rationing is introduced by imposing an upper limit on the control variable, which is in this case represented by the investment spending. Then, the optimal control is used to solve the optimization problem in the situation of both with and without credit constraints. Finally, the situations without and with credit rationing are compared. The results show that the occurrence of credit rationing or in general financial constraints significantly determines the capital accumulation and investment decisions of farmers and as a result their supply functions. Keywords: credit rationing, farmer, economic equilibrium, optimal control, adjustment costs Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 541-549 Volume: 55 Issue: 11 Year: 2009 DOI: 10.17221/105/2009-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/105/2009-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200911-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:55:y:2009:i:11:id:105-2009-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: H. Svobodová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: A. Věžník Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Title: To the problems of agricultural brownfields in the Czech Republic - Case study of the Vysocina region Abstract: After 1989, Czech economy was transformed into free market economy and this brought many changes into agricultural sector. One of the changes was the decline of the volume of agricultural production which caused that many of objects used in agriculture lost their function and were not needed any more. Here begins the origin of agricultural brownfields. There was no interest in this problem for a long period; a bigger attention paid to brownfields started in the context of the Czech Republic entrance into the EU and with the possibility to draw finances for the brownfields' regeneration from the structural funds of the EU. This article deals with the problematic of agricultural brownfields in the Vysocina Region since there were located 44 brownfields of this type and it is important to know about this and to set up a strategy to solve this problem. Keywords: agricultural brownfield, Vysocina Region, barriers of development, revitalisation Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 550-556 Volume: 55 Issue: 11 Year: 2009 DOI: 10.17221/1159-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/1159-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200911-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:55:y:2009:i:11:id:1159-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: O. Kilic Author-Workplace-Name: Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey Author-Name: C. Akbay Author-Workplace-Name: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Author-Name: G. Yildiz Tiryaki Author-Workplace-Name: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Title: Factors affecting packed and unpacked fluid milk consumption Abstract: This article identifies consumer characteristics associated with preferences toward fluid milk alternatives. Using consumer survey data from Samsun province of Turkey and Multinomial Logit model, unpacked and packed fluid milk preferences were analyzed. Based on the results, 14.1% of respondents consumed only unpacked fluid milk, 58.2% consumed only packed fluid milk and 27.7% of respondents consumed both unpacked and packed fluid milk at least once a weak. Multinomial Logit model results indicated that better educated household head, higher income households, younger and female household head and people who agree with "unpacked milk is not healthy" consume more packed fluid milk than do others. Moreover, consumers who agree with statement "price of packed milk is expensive compare to unpacked milk" were less likely to consume packed fluid milk than do others. Keywords: milk consumption, packed and unpacked fluid milk, household characteristics, consumer behavior, preferences Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 557-563 Volume: 55 Issue: 11 Year: 2009 DOI: 10.17221/594-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/594-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200911-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:55:y:2009:i:11:id:594-AGRICECON