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Author-Name: Vladimír JENÍČEK
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
Title: World population - development, transition
Abstract: The accelerated population growth is a very important problem of the present civilisation. The humankind started to realise the importance of the problem already at the beginning of 60s when the demographic development begun to show the unprecedented scope. The notion "population problem" became the topic of many discussions. Gradually, all states of the developing countries started to apply the natality regulation strategy. The forcible methods applied in China and India cannot be accepted as they do not fulfil the human approach demands. The most important prerequisite of the gradual population stabilisation is the attitude of the families themselves. To decrease the population considerably, it is necessary to abolish the family as the base of the patriarchal structures in developing countries, to give women completely equal rights. It is important that both man and woman participated equally in the upbringing and nutrition of children. Woman should have the possibility to decide on the number of her children. They should be able to make their own decisions regarding marriage, job, as well as the way of spending money. However, many women lack this possibility; they are slaves of their fathers and husbands. The implementation of women rights into the population policy is the most important issue.
Keywords: population development - Europe, Africa, America, Asia, demographic transition, demographic indicators, anti-population policy, migration, urbanisation
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 1-15
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.17221/92/2009-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Ivana BLAŽKOVÁ
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University of Brno, Brno Czech Republic
Title: Economic performance differentiation of the processing stage within the commodity chain
Abstract: The article is focused on the evaluation of economic differentiation of subjects on particular processing stages within the wheat commodity chain in the Czech Republic with regard to agro-food market development in the last years. The analysis is based on the statement that better economic results of businesses can be achieved not only by successful business strategy or quality management and employees but also by business ability to advance its own interests and to influence market conditions, such as setting higher prices, pressure on lower input prices, better position for negotiations with business partners etc. The Spider Analysis was used for evaluation. The results of analysis have proved worsening of economic position of the second stage of processing (bakeries) in comparison with the first stage of processing (mills) within the commodity chain in the last time, especially as a result of increasing market power of retail. It was also confirmed that decisive subjects in milling industry become bigger mills with joining to raw commodity supplier and subsequent processing stages.
Keywords: economic differentiation, commodity chain, Spider Analysis, processing stage
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 16-24
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.17221/53/2009-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Jana NÉMETHOVÁ
Author-Workplace-Name: Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Title: Types of agricultural enterprises in the high production region in Slovakia (sample area of the  Nitra district)
Abstract: : First part of the paper assesses the physical-geographical locality factors of the agricultural production in the district of Nitra. Agricultural production in a typical high production region has been analysed (structure of the enterprises legal forms, focus of production, number of employees). The second part examines the types of the most important agricultural enterprises according to the selected economic indicators such as economic efficiency, labour productivity and relative employment. These indicators are the best ones to express the economic power of agricultural entities and farming efficiency.
Keywords: natural land potential, high production region, structure of agricultural enterprises, focus of production, employment structure, types of agricultural enterprises, economic efficiency, labour productivity, relative employment
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 25-31
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.17221/61/2009-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Zhigang WANG
Author-Workplace-Name: School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Author-Name: Shi ZHENG
Author-Workplace-Name: School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Author-Name: H. Holly WANG
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette,
Author-Name: S. LIANG
Author-Workplace-Name: School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Title: Determinants of agricultural chemical price in China's export-oriented vegetable production area
Abstract: Agricultural chemicals may have an adverse impact on environment and food safety. The demand prices of such chemicals reveal farmers' willingness to pay and their preferences. This article examines the determinants of the agricultural chemicals price in the export-oriented vegetable production area, Anqiu, Shandong Province, applying the Hedonic Price Model based on the spatial econometric technique to analyze the price. We find that the agricultural chemicals with a different shape and function have different equilibrium prices, and the chemical attributes of permeability, rainfastness, being a substitute of the highly poisonous chemical, having a zero residue, and the internal absorption can all influence the equilibrium prices remarkably. We also find that the prices of biological and non-pollution agricultural chemicals might not be higher than the ordinary agricultural chemicals with the same characteristics. These findings do not show a good sign to the new agricultural chemicals promotion and environmental protection, and should be brought to the government's attention.
Keywords: agricultural chemical, China, export-oriented, vegetable production, hedonic price, spatial
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 32-42
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.17221/1/2009-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Mojtaba ABASSIAN
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahr, Iran
Author-Name: Farhad SHIRANI BIDABADI
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
Author-Name: Hussein EBRAHIMZADEH
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahr, Iran
Title: Efficiency of date marketing system in Sistan & Bluchestan of Iran; a marketing margin approach
Abstract: As Sistan and Blouchistan province is one of the most important date producers in Iran, an attempt is made to estimate the economic function of factors affecting the date marketing margin in the province. The data required in this research have been collected through the field survey and document analysis. The results of the estimation of marketing margin functions was obtained through utilizing of the combination of models including the Price Increase Model, Relative Price and Marketing Margin. The data analysis indicates that the farm-gate price and the harvest margin of dates are among the highly influential factors on the entire marketing margin. The retail-margin function is influenced by the retail price and the retailer cost and the wholesale margin function is affected by the wholesale price and the wholesaler cost. Calculation of the market transparency determination criteria shows that due to the fact that the total of the farm-gate price and marketing costs are less than the retail sale, there is a lack of transparency in the studied marketing channels which in turn resulted in the declining market efficiency.
Keywords: date, marketing margin, wholesale, retailing, exporter
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 43-50
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.17221/7/2009-AGRICECON
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