Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Markus LIPS Author-Workplace-Name: Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station, Ettenhausen, Switzerland Author-Name: Dierk SCHMID Author-Workplace-Name: Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station, Ettenhausen, Switzerland Author-Name: Pierrick JAN Author-Workplace-Name: Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station, Ettenhausen, Switzerland Title: Labour-use pattern on Swiss dairy farms Abstract: Abstract: Analysing the labour-use pattern on Swiss dairy farms, we apply a typology scheme with two criteria: on-farm wage labour and off-farm family labour. The resultant four farm types are analysed based on the data from the Swiss Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) as well as the spatial data on available jobs. Only 17% of dairy farms have neither on-farm wage labour nor off-farm family labour. 60 % have family members involved in off-farm activities. On average, 0.3 annual work units (AWU) are employed in off-farm activities, earning double the on-farm income per AWU. In line with the literature, we found that the likelihood of on-farm wage labour increases with the farm size and the degree of diversification. Involvement in off-farm activities is more likely if the farm manager is young and has a spouse with a non-agricultural education. Furthermore, private consumption per consumer unit has a positive marginal effect on the likelihood of off-farm work. Finally, no evidence was found of available jobs within a range of 10 kilometres acting as a proxy for the local labour demand for off-farm activities, leading us to the conclusion that involvement in off-farm work is an option for most of the analysed dairy farms. Keywords: dairy farm, FADN, farm household, off-farm work, on-farm wage labour, Switzerland Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 149-159 Volume: 59 Issue: 4 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/121/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/121/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201304-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:4:id:121-2012-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vladimír JENÍČEK Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Modification of sustainability indicators Abstract: During time, a more attention was paid to the sustainability indicators. While formerly they regarded only the environment area, gradually they were extended also to the social, economic and institutional sphere. However, their use is rather problematic in developing countries the majority of which was not persuaded of their importance. Developing countries also often reason that they have not the relevant data to their disposal. Keywords: computation, bio-capacity, ecological footprint, new indicators, sustainable development Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 160-166 Volume: 59 Issue: 4 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/12/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/12/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201304-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:4:id:12-2012-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luboš SMUTKA Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Life Science, Faculty of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jaroslava BURIANOVÁ Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Life Science, Faculty of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The competitiveness of Czech agrarian trade within the context of the global crisis Abstract: World trade underwent a significant shock within the recent years, which caused a decline in the world economy primarily in the year 2009. Within the following years (2010 and 2011), the high rate of growth from the years preceding the crisis could not be restored. The crisis had an impact on all segments of the merchandise trade, whereby the trade in agricultural and food products was affected the least by the crisis. In the case of the Czech Republic, the crisis of the global and national economy was reflected in the case of agricultural trade primarily by the way of a decline in the rate of the growth of export, which was very high in the period prior to the crisis. As far as the territorial structure and commodity structure of agricultural trade is concerned, their development in the years 2008-2011 was not affected in any largely significant manner. In relation to the main objective of this article, which was to identify the effects of the crisis on the competitiveness of Czech agricultural trade, it may be stated that the crisis itself did not worsen the competitiveness of agricultural trade in any significant manner. Keywords: trade, agricultural products, competitiveness, crisis, impact, development Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 183-193 Volume: 59 Issue: 4 Year: 2013 DOI: 10.17221/103/2012-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/103/2012-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201304-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:59:y:2013:i:4:id:103-2012-AGRICECON