Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nicole GRMELOVA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Business and European Laws, Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Tomas SEDMIDUBSKY Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Legal and environmental aspects of authorizing edible insects in the European Union Abstract: Nutritional values of different foodstuffs have been examined in various studies on a number of occasions. However, so far, little attention has been paid to the legal aspects of introducing edible insects in the European Union. Yet, the rearing of this mini-livestock for food and feed has a potential of developing into a new agricultural sector, which is sustainable, unlike the breeding of the traditional livestock. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the legal background of authorizing edible insects in the European Union, taking into account the environmental impacts thereof. At present, the Member States are free to regulate this field, however, only until the transitional period established by the European Union (EU) rules has expired, since the EU wide regulation for authorizing edible insects is to be introduced as of 1st January 2018. Keywords: environment, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), food safety, mini-livestock, Novel Food Regulation, regulatory framework Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 393-399 Volume: 63 Issue: 9 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.17221/3/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/3/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201709-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:63:y:2017:i:9:id:3-2016-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Christina Ling-Hsing CHANG Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Information Management, National Pintung University, Kaohsiung, China Author-Name: Weng-Yi-Lang HSIAO Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Information Management, National Pintung University, Taipei, China Title: On-line Agricultural Products Navigation System on the Google Earth Abstract: In the agricultural industry, many brokers exploit the benefits between farmers and customers and decrease the farmers' income. As the technology has developed, the internet has become the best advertising medium for many industries. In light of this, this study based on the Google Earth has designed an on-line Agricultural Products Navigation System operated by mobile devices which can easily exclude brokers, and build the bridge between farmers and customers in order to increase the farmers income and customer benefits. Moreover, based on the IS success model of DeLone and McLean, by using the qualitative methodology, it is expected that this model will be able to provide system developers with the knowledge to improve the success of their systems. Keywords: agricultural products, electronic commerce, geographic information systems, IS success model Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 400-410 Volume: 63 Issue: 9 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.17221/26/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/26/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201709-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:63:y:2017:i:9:id:26-2016-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tamara RUDINSKAYA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Heterogeneity and efficiency of food processing companies in the Czech Republic Abstract: In the paper, the observed heterogeneity and technical efficiency of Czech food processing companies are investigated. Recent studies proved that food processing firms' heterogeneity can influence the result of the efficiency estimation. For the empirical study, the panel data set from the years 2005-2012 containing 2854 observations of 607 food processing companies was used. Variables representing heterogeneity factors were incorporated in the mean of inefficiency term distribution of the Battese and Coelli model (1995). The models were estimated in the form of translogarithmic production function using the Stochastic Frontier Approach. The results indicate the presence of significant heterogeneity among the firms in the analysed branches and among different branches of the food processing industry. Keywords: inefficiency effects model, marginal effects, production function, Stochastic Frontier Analysis Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 411-420 Volume: 63 Issue: 9 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.17221/1/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/1/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201709-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:63:y:2017:i:9:id:1-2016-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alexander RYMANOV Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Corporate Governance and Finance, Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management, Novosibirsk, Russia Title: Differential land rent and agricultural taxation Abstract: The paper addresses the influence of various types of taxes on changes in differential (Ricardian) land rent, and the economic performance of agricultural producers. Labour and capital taxes lead to higher prices for agricultural products, causing a decrease in consumer demand and lower income for agricultural producers (mostly utilizing marginal land). A polynomial single-product model has been used to demonstrate that reducing the tax burden on agricultural producers - specifically taxes on labour and capital - will result in increases in differential land rents on the average and relatively better plots, and/or the emergence of the rent on the marginal land. Thus, substituting labour and capital taxes for land/property taxes reduces the overall tax burden of agricultural producers on marginal lands. Keywords: economic rent, farm costs, farm taxation, marginal land, real estate tax, tax on labour Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 421-429 Volume: 63 Issue: 9 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.17221/127/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/127/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201709-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:63:y:2017:i:9:id:127-2016-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Narumon SAARDCHOM Title: Bioeconomy as a new S-curve for Thai economy Abstract: Thai economic growth lags behind all other ASEAN countries because its export dependence along with the political and economic vulnerabilities. With the growing bioeconomy worldwide, Thailand needs a clear bioeconomy roadmap as a new growth engine for its economy. Four potential clusters to build bioeconomy in Thailand include the bioenergy, bio-based industry, bio-food and bio-agriculture, and bio-medicine and health. There are roadmaps for only the first two clusters. The paper discusses the potential bio-based products for the bio-food and bio-agriculture as well as bio-medicine and health and proposes the use of the Pracharath strategy to build bioeconomy in Thailand with the main objective of creating the sustainable economy. Since a smart community is a key driver for the sustainable economy, five steps to smart community proposed in the paper will immune communities in the rural area of Thailand, make them self-reliant, and remove the dependency culture. Keywords: biotechnology, sustainability, private-public partnership (PPP) Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 430-439 Volume: 63 Issue: 9 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.17221/78/2016-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/78/2016-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201709-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:63:y:2017:i:9:id:78-2016-AGRICECON