Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miroslav SVATOŠ Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Luboš SMUTKA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Natalia ISHCHUKOVA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The position of agriculture in the Russian Federation - the last two decades development overview Abstract: The paper provides an analysis of the last two decades Russian agricultural sector development. The main objective of the paper is to highlight the main changes which occurred. The paper is also identifying the role of agriculture in the Russian economy and society development. On the basis of the results coming from the paper, it is possible to characterize the Russian agriculture as follows. After a significant decline in the early 90s and the long process of transformation, the Russian economy including agricultural sector is starting to recover and it is stabilizing. The slowdown of the Russian agricultural performance was stopped (the millstone is the year 2000). At present, the Russian agrarian sector is under the process of recovery especially because of the massive state support (market protection and subsidies coming into agriculture). Agriculture is an important part of the Russian economy. Russia is characterized by large areas of agricultural land, one third of its population lives in the rural areas. The Russian Federation produces many of agricultural products and foodstuffs. However, the country is not self-sufficient in many products. The highest level of the import dependence is observed for meat, vegetables and fruits. Primary products dominate in the structure of Russian exports. Food and agricultural products amount for about only 2% of the Russian total export. The share of agricultural products in the Russian import is more significant and it amounts to 14%. However, in 2000s, there is a significant growth of the foreign trade turnover due to the expansion of both imports and exports. Currently, Russia is seeking not only to achieve a high level of self-sufficiency in basic agricultural products, but also it is trying to be a significant driver in the area of the international trade in agricultural products and foodstuffs. Keywords: factors, development, production, Russia, self-sufficiency, structure, trade Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 489-502 Volume: 60 Issue: 11 Year: 2014 DOI: 10.17221/65/2014-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/65/2014-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201411-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:60:y:2014:i:11:id:65-2014-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: ER Sabri Author-Workplace-Name: Ankara Development Agency, Ankara, Turkey Author-Name: Ahmet ÖZÇELIK Author-Workplace-Name: Agricultural Economics Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey Title: The clustering of agricultural products and determining important countries for these clusters by the factor analysis Abstract: In the study, some important herbal agricultural products with respect to their production have been clustered, in addition to determining the most important or the best countries in terms of the production of certain herbal agricultural products by using the factor analysis. The FAO data set has been used in obtaining production of 30 agricultural products in 86 countries. 8 factors have been achieved by considering the Eigen values the numbers of which are greater than one. Each factor contains certain herbal agricultural products. First factor explains 40.51% of the total variation whilst the last factor explains only 3.89% of the total variability. 10 best countries for each factor have been revealed. Keywords: Eigen value, herbal product, total variability, Varimax Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 503-508 Volume: 60 Issue: 11 Year: 2014 DOI: 10.17221/24/2014-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/24/2014-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201411-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:60:y:2014:i:11:id:24-2014-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Abiodun O. OTUNAIYA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yewa Campus, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria Author-Name: Adebayo M. SHITTU Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria Title: Complete household demand system of vegetables in Ogun State, Nigeria Abstract: Fruit and vegetable consumption has been shown to be an important part of any diet leading towards good health, but little is known about the vegetable demand behaviour at finer levels of disaggregation in Nigeria. Hence, this study estimated the price and income (expenditure) elasticities of demand for the commonly consumed vegetables among households in the Ogun State, Nigeria. Data were collected with the use of a well-structured questionnaire administered to one hundred and twenty (120) households that were randomly selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure. The data were analysed by simple descriptive statistics and estimation of a Nonlinear Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (NQAIDS) of vegetable demand behaviour of households sampled. The results show that income elasticity of demand for Bitter leave (-3.43) and the Eggplant (-3.67) are elastic, while income elasticity of demand for Tomato (0.27), to which about one-third of vegetables expenditure are devoted, is inelastic. The results further revealed thatown-price elasticities of demand carry the expected negative signs for all the vegetables and are generally inelastic. Estimates ofcross price elasticities show the dominance of substitutability among the vegetables with only few cases of complementarities. Keywords: Almost Ideal Demand System, complementarity, elasticity, substitutability, vegetable Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 509-516 Volume: 60 Issue: 11 Year: 2014 DOI: 10.17221/46/2014-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/46/2014-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201411-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:60:y:2014:i:11:id:46-2014-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Igor KREJČÍ Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Milan HOUŠKA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Discussion with the paper 'Project costs planning in the conditions of uncertainty' by H. Štiková Abstract: In the paper, there is analysed one particular approach to the modelling uncertainty in the project management through an original version of the fuzzy CPM (Critical Path Method). First there is shown the relevance of using the fuzzy CPM in agriculture and the related branches and present the basics of the methods used. Then, there are described the imperfections of the work which is discussed and the impacts of the previously-published approach when applied in project management practice are emphasised. In the original paper, the author uses only the discrete fuzzy numbers for activity time durations which could be considered inappropriate for the time scheduling in project management. Consecutively, the direct application of the extension principle on the comparison of continuous durations could lead to the situation when both numbers can be greater than the second one with possibility equal to one. Moreover, the simple transformation of durations to the costs by linear equations with a positive slope does not respect the current project management theory and practice. Finally, the missing comparison of project fuzzy costs among individual variants of the project is calculated. Keywords: project management, fuzzy critical path method, project costs, project schedule Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 517-523 Volume: 60 Issue: 11 Year: 2014 DOI: 10.17221/51/2014-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/51/2014-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201411-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:60:y:2014:i:11:id:51-2014-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vasily Erokhin Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management and Marketing, Moscow University of Finance and Law, Moscow, Russia Author-Name: Anna Ivolga Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Tourism and Service, Stavropol State Agrarian University, Stavropol, Russia Author-Name: Wim Heijman Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands Title: Trade liberalization and state support of agriculture: effects for developing countries Abstract: The paper aims at the overview of the main approaches of state support implemented by developed and developing countries and the assessment of their distorting influences on the trade with agricultural commodities. The current state of state support is analyzed on the examples of EU-27, the USA and Japan. The experiences of developing countries are summarized on the examples of China, Russia and the CIS countries. State support tools are grouped according to the WTO classification. The alternative classification is implemented in order to compare the distorting effects caused by the state support. The EPACIS model is implemented to analyze the effects of trade liberalization for the distribution of agricultural commodities and trade policies in developing countries. The model is adjusted in order to assess the effects of state support for the production and trade with agricultural commodities in developing countries, recently accessed the WTO (the case of Russia). Imitation calculations allow formulating policies for the developing agricultural markets depending on the degrees of their sensitivity to foreign trade regulations and domestic support. Keywords: international trade, agricultural products, state support, World Trade Organization, developing countries Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 524-537 Volume: 60 Issue: 11 Year: 2014 DOI: 10.17221/137/2013-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/137/2013-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201411-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:60:y:2014:i:11:id:137-2013-AGRICECON