Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: editors Title: VOLUME 62, CONTENTS Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: I-III Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/9325-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/9325-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:9325-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tomas MACAK Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jan HRON Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Robust parameter design for the optimisation of cutting conditions according to energy efficiency criteria Abstract: An important objective in process design in the wood-processing industry is to make the system robust - or insensitive - to sources of variability that cannot be entirely controlled once the system is in use. Experimental designs can be used to solve some of these problems. The first techniques were introduced in the 1980s by Genichi Taguchi, a Japanese engineer. The objective of this paper is to apply advanced methods for optimization of cutting conditions using a robust design in the wood-processing industry according to energy efficiency criteria. By showing some numerical simulation results, the effectiveness of the proposed model is illustrated. Keywords: energy efficiency, optimization, sustainable development, Taguchi design Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 537-542 Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/330/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/330/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201612-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:330-2016-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzana LAJDOVA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Jan LAJDA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Jaroslav KAPUSTA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Peter BIELIK Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic Title: Consequences of maize cultivation intended for biogas production Abstract: A standard concept of biogas plants - strong maize silage concept is due to its high economic advantage as the maize silage is one of the most effective substrate for anaerobic digestion in matter of biogas yield. Increasing demand for maize silage, reflected in a rise of its price, endangers the economic effectiveness and therefore economic sustainability of the biogas sector. This situation also creates negative externalities related to upward pressure on food prices and lower livestock production. Moreover, biogas plants focused primarily on maize silage could increase the area of arable land for growing maize for energy purposes and decline the production of crops for human nutrition. The paper focuses on examination of consequences of maize cultivation intended for biogas production in case of Slovakia. The results show the impact of biogas production via anaerobic digestion on area of land used for maize production and live bovine animal production. Keywords: agriculture, biogas, land, livestock, maize Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 543-549 Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/209/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/209/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201612-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:209-2016-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jindrich Klufa Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Informatics and Statistics, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Economic efficiency of the AOQL single sampling plans for the inspection by variables Abstract: The paper refers to the AOQL (Average Outgoing Quality Limit) single sampling plans when the remainder of the rejected lots is inspected. These rectifying AOQL plans for inspection by variables were created by the author of this paper and published in the Statistical Papers. These new plans were compared with the corresponding Dodge-Romig AOQL plans for inspection by attributes from the economic point of view. Numerical investigations confirm that under the same protection of consumer, the AOQL plans for inspection by variables are in many situations more economical than the corresponding Dodge-Romig AOQL attribute sampling plans. The dependence of the saving of the inspection cost on the input parameters of acceptance sampling (the average outgoing quality limit, the lot size and the process average proportion defective) is analysed in the paper. Moreover, a criterion for deciding if the inspection by variables should be considered instead of the inspection by attributes is suggested in the paper. Keywords: acceptance sampling, average outgoing quality limit, economical aspects Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 550-555 Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/293/2015-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/293/2015-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201612-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:293-2015-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jaka ZGAJNAR Author-Workplace-Name: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia Author-Name: Stane KAVCIC Author-Workplace-Name: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia Title: Optimal allocation of production resources under uncertainty: Application of the muliticriteria approach Abstract: Analysing economic efficiency of farm production always faces a problem of insufficient information. This is particularly true when the analysis is performed on the reference farm where estimates are based on the average aggregated data. The paper illustrates how the combination of different mathematical programming methods could be efficiently used to analyse the farm-production plan with the lack of the on-farm accounting data. The utilised approach shows how the holistic analysis of production planning as a multi-criteria problem could be conducted. The estimation of the missing information and the disaggregation of the endogenous farm data is enabled through different models that are based on the constrained optimisation. The developed models are linked into the spreadsheet modular tool enabling systematic analyses of the farm decision making under risky conditions. Illustration of the modular tool application is given via the analyses of three hypothetic dairy farms. The obtained results indicate that the developed approach enables holistic analyses of the production planning. The methodology applied provides also important information for the measures aimed to increase efficiency as well as to benchmarking the performance of different farm types. The results point to a discrepancy between the solutions obtained through different objective functions and shows the advantage of the multi-criteria approach. Keywords: farm-level production planning, goal programming, mathematical programming, risk aversion, risk modelling Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 556-565 Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/238/2015-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/238/2015-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201612-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:238-2015-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nezahat DOGAN Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Business, Final International University, Çatalköy, Kyrenia, Turkey Title: Agriculture and Environmental Kuznets Curves in the case of Turkey: evidence from the ARDL and bounds test Abstract: The paper empirically analyses the long run relationship between agricultural performance and the carbon dioxide emission in Turkey by using the annual data covering 1968-2010. The Bounds test approach for the co-integration and ARDL (Autoregressive Distributed Lag) method are employed to show the existence of long-term relationship between the carbon dioxide emission and its determinants in this country. The results consistent with the Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC) hypothesis show that the real GDP has a significant positive impact on the carbon emission and its square has a significant negative impact on the carbon emission both in the short run and long run. The results also show that agriculture has a significant negative impact on the carbon dioxide emission level in both periods. Consequently, the findings suggest that the policies or reforms that are increasing or supporting agricultural production may help to decrease the carbon dioxide emission levels of the countries. Keywords: EKC, growth, CO2 emission, ECM Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 566-574 Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/112/2015-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/112/2015-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201612-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:112-2015-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: PI Jiancai Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, School of Business, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Title: Altruism, moral hazard, and sharecropping Abstract: The paper provides a new explanation for the emergence of sharecropping in agriculture. Under the principal-agent moral hazard framework, the choice of the agrarian land lease contracts is discussed from the perspective of behavioural economics. The analyses show that the landlord and the tenant's behaviour patterns play an important role during the course of the contractual choice. Specifically, the combination of altruism and moral hazard can lead to sharecropping, which gives an explanation greatly different from the existing theoretical literature. Keywords: altruism, behavioural economics, fixed rent contract, moral hazard, sharecropping Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 575-584 Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/219/2015-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/219/2015-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201612-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:219-2015-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: editors Title: AUTHORS INDEX, 62 Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: IV-V Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/9326-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/9326-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:9326-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: editors Title: LIST OF REVIEWERS, 62 Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: VI Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Year: 2016 DOI: 10.17221/9327-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/9327-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:62:y:2016:i:12:id:9327-AGRICECON