Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Áron TÖRÖK Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary Author-Name: Attila JÁMBOR Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary Title: Agri-food trade of the new member states since the EU accession Abstract: In 2004 and 2007, twelve New Member States (NMS) joined the European Union (EU), causing several changes in the field of agriculture. One of the major changes was the transformation of the national agri-food trade. The aim of the paper is to analyse the effects of the EU accession on the NMS agri-food trade, especially considering the revealed comparative advantages. The results suggest that the intensity of the NMS agri-food trade has increased significantly after the accession, though there was a serious deterioration in the NMS agri-food trade balance in most cases. It has also become evident that the NMS agri-food trade was highly concentrated by country and by product, though the concentration has not changed significantly after the EU accession. Moreover, our analyses highlight one of the most important characteristics of the NMS agri-food trade structure - the focus on the agri-food raw materials in export together with the agri-food processed products in import. As to the NMS agri-food trade specialisation, the diversity among member states becomes apparent. Almost all countries experienced a decrease in their comparative advantage after the accession, though it still remained at an acceptable level in most cases. As for the stability of the comparative advantage, the results suggest a weakening trend, underpinned by the convergence of the pattern of revealed comparative advantage. By estimating the survival function to the sample, it can be observed that the accession has radically changed the survival time of agri-food trade, meaning that the revealed comparative advantage has not turned out to be persistent in the period analysed. From the policy perspective, there is a clear need for structural changes in the NMS agriculture and agri-food sector in order to tackle the negative tendencies of the national agri-food trade. The most important long-term goal should be the production and export of higher value-added processed products based on domestic raw materials. Keywords: agri-food trade, EU accession, New Member States Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 101-112 Volume: 59 Issue: 3 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/110/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/110/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201303-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:3:id:110-2012-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tomáš RATINGER Author-Workplace-Name: Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Iveta BOŠKOVÁ Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Strategies and effects of milk producers' organisations in the Czech Republic Abstract: In the Czech Republic, milk producers' organisations arose spontaneously from farmers' initiatives in the late 1990s as a response to the need to secure fair market conditions for dairy farmers. At present, there are 39 milk producers' organisations operating locally, nationwide or even on the central European markets. The paper aims at a better understanding what market conditions and transaction attributes have favoured the emergence and the success of the Czech milk marketing cooperatives as well as if their current objectives and strategies are sufficient for securing their future success. The methodological approach rests largely in the theory of industrial organisation combined with the new institutional economics. Establishing marketing cooperatives, dairy farmers balanced market power with processing industry. It is showed on six case studies that the Czech milk marketing cooperatives follow traditional objectives (securing sales, fair price and payment discipline); however, their priorities and strategies differ according to their market environment. If the concentration of the dairy industry continues, there will be a need for reconsidering the objectives of milk marketing cooperatives toward a more vertical coordination in the dairy chain. Keywords: marketing cooperatives, milk, strategies Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 113-124 Volume: 59 Issue: 3 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/66/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/66/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201303-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:3:id:66-2012-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ana KOTEVSKA Author-Workplace-Name: Facultyof Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia Author-Name: Dragi DIMITRIVESKI Author-Workplace-Name: Facultyof Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia Author-Name: Emil ERJAVEC Author-Workplace-Name: Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Domžale, Slovenia Title: Macedonian livestock, dairy and grain sectors and the EU accession impact Abstract: The Republic of Macedonia is in the process of integrating into the European Union (EU) and adjusting its policies through reforms in policy, regulations and institutions. This paper attempts to provide an answer to the question: what would be the impact on the Macedonian livestock, dairy and grain sectors of Macedonia integrating into the EU. In order to forecast the impact of the EU accession, the research uses the partial equilibrium model as a comprehensive tool for modelling the complex nature of the agricultural markets. The model simulation foresees the changes of the modelled sub-sectors in production, net-trade and income. The baseline scenario predicts a positive development for almost all selected commodities, with the exception of the beef sector, which is highly uncompetitive prior to the accession. Three EU accession scenarios foresee positive developments in the beef, lamb and cow's milk markets, while a negative development is expected in the pig meat and grains markets. Keywords: agricultural policy, European Union integration, partial equilibrium model Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 125-133 Volume: 59 Issue: 3 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/79/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/79/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201303-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:3:id:79-2012-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sandeep SARAN Author-Workplace-Name: PrincipalScientist & Head, Poultry Economics and Agribusiness Research (PEAR) Section, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, India Author-Name: Sarvesh KUMAR Author-Workplace-Name: Research Associate, Institute Technology Management Unit, PEAR Section, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, India Author-Name: Lal Singh GANGWAR Author-Workplace-Name: PrincipalScientist & Head, Poultry Economics and Agribusiness Research (PEAR) Section, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, India Title: India's exports performance in poultry products and the potential exports destinations Abstract: The study analyzes the trends in the Indian poultry products' exports during the pre- and the post-WTO periods using the Hodrick-Prescott (HP) filtered data. The Simpson Diversity Index (SDI) was used to measure the export diversity, whereas the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) ratios assessed the competitiveness of poultry products in the international market. India has been highly competitive in the exports of hen-eggs-in-shell and eggs-dried, whereas India needs to maintain its competitive position with respect to eggs-liquid and live-ducks. India could not retain its competitive position in live chicken exports due to the rising production cost coupled with the onslaught of the Avian Influenza (AI) in the recent years. Spreading of the AI put a heavy toll on poultry exports, especially chicken meat and eggs-liquid due to a complete ban on Indian poultry products imposed by many of the importing countries. The SDI indicated that poultry products' exports were more diversified during the post-WTO period. On the basis of the available data on the average ad-valorem applied duties faced by the Most Favoured Nations (MFN), the producers' price in various countries for chicken meat and eggs (hen-egg-in shell) and shipping charges from India to various countries, the lucrative export destinations for such poultry products were identified. Keywords: competitiveness, diversity, exports, Indian, poultry, margins, trade, WTO Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 134-142 Volume: 59 Issue: 3 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/106/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/106/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201303-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:3:id:106-2012-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chaminda Shaman HERATH Author-Workplace-Name: Technology Transfer Division, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka Title: Does intention lead to behaviour? A case study of the Czech Republic farmers Abstract: Agricultural development in both developed and developing countries is mainly dependent on the technology adoption by the farmers. Technology adoption depends on the farmers' beliefs and motives. Many researchers have found that there is a significant difference between intention and the actual behaviour. What an individual intends to do may not be what an individual actually does. Therefore, this paper tries to address the above issue with the farmers of the Southern Moravian region of the Czech Republic. Further, the study tries to identify other possible variables that explain behaviour in the agricultural technology adoption decisions. The theory of planned behaviour has provided a useful framework for explaining the farmers' behaviour. The results showed that intention has explained the behaviour. However, the attitude, the perceived behavioural control, the farmers' age and the farmers' education also show a significant relationship with behaviour. In order to increase the adoptability of new technologies, all these variables have to be taken into consideration by the policy makers and agricultural professionals when designing the agricultural development programmes as well as the technology dissemination programmes. Keywords: attitude, behaviour, beliefs, intention, perceived behavioural control Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 143-148 Volume: 59 Issue: 3 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/120/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/120/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201303-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:3:id:120-2012-AGRICECON