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Author-Name: Zuzana Hloušková
Author-Workplace-Name: Liaison Agency FADN CZ, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Michaela Lekešová
Author-Workplace-Name: Liaison Agency FADN CZ, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Monika Hlaváčová
Author-Workplace-Name: Liaison Agency FADN CZ, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Ludmila Pánková
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Title: Multicriteria assessment of Czech farms
Abstract: This paper describes a methodology for assessing farms that considers the multi-functionality derived from the requirements and expectations of the agricultural sector. To this end an original, multicriteria method was developed for assessing farms based on their individual data. Five dimensions were assessed (production, economic, financial stability, environmental, social & other), representing the most important aspects of farming. The overall assessment based on these five dimensions aims to express the total sustainability rate of the farms. The methodology used to develop this assessment is described. The results of the assessment for 2016 are presented and classified according to various factors and are linked to other important indicators. The data used is from the Farm Accountancy Data Network database in the Czech Republic.
Keywords: agricultural policy, Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), multidimensional assessment, socio-environmental indicators, sustainable agriculture
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 101-111
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.17221/193/2019-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Germán Forero-Cantor
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Finance and Economics, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia
Author-Name: Javier Ribal
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Author-Name: Neus Sanjuán
Author-Workplace-Name: Food Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Title: Measuring regional differences in food security from access and stability dimensions: A methodological proposal based on elasticities
Abstract: One constraint when dealing with food security problems is the absence of measurement tools that allow for mitigation strategies to be targeted on each region individually. The elasticities can be used as a good exploratory instrument of food security. This paper presents a proposal for measuring the food insecurity dimensions of access and stability, integrating the values of the different kinds of elasticities. The methodology was applied to Spain, using data from nine groups of protein-rich foods of animal origin during the 2004-2015 period in 17 regions. The results suggest that, as regards foods rich in animal proteins, Navarra and Galicia are the regions with the highest food insecurity, and pork meat is the most insecure food product. Comparisons can be carried out between and within regions.
Keywords: agricultural economics, applied economics, consumer theory, econometrics
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 112-119
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.17221/97/2019-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Hyunhee Jung
Title: Estimating the social value of multifunctional agriculture (MFA) with choice experiment
Abstract: The convergence policy in agriculture, existing in many forms, has globally become one of the main concepts in agricultural development with the "sixth industrial movement" in South Korea and Japan; the multifunctional agriculture (MFA) policies proposed by van der Ploeg and Roep being good examples. The goal of this study is to test three hypotheses through the economic valuation of MFA. In the first part of the research, the importance of agricultural production activity and the core element of the rural complex were evaluated. In the second part, an assessment of three strategies of MFA and its eleven specific attributes was conducted. In the third part, the applicability of the triangular policy of van der Ploeg's strategic frameworks of MFA was analysed.
Keywords: choice experiment, fusion rural development, rural development, sixth industry, sustainable development, South Korea, valuation non-common goods, willingness to pay
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 120-128
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.17221/147/2019-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Yunyun Wu
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Author-Name: Xiaochun Li
Title: Rural-urban migrants' remittances and wage inequality: Evidence from China
Abstract: There is a link between rural-urban remittances and wage inequality. However, the existing literature sheds little light on this topic. In this study, we establish a three-sector general equilibrium model to investigate the effects of rural-urban migrants' remittances on wage inequality. Further, we use Chinese macroeconomic data to calibrate the parameters and conduct analysis with numerical simulation. We find that, when rural-urban migrants raise their remittance rate, wage inequality between skilled labour and the urban formal sector remains unchanged in the sector-specific capital case but narrows in the sector-mobile capital case. Moreover, in the sector-specific case, skilled and unskilled wage inequalities, wSY and wSZ, decrease at the same rate as the urban-rural wage inequalities, wXY and wXZ, respectively. In the mobile case, however, the former declines faster than the latter.
Keywords: endogenous remittance, externality, less-developed country, rural-urban migration, wage inequality
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 129-139
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.17221/53/2019-AGRICECON
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Author-Name: Marina Anokhina
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Organizational and Managerial Innovations, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Title: Parameters of the strategy for managing the economic growth of agricultural production in Russia
Abstract: Agricultural economic growth requires management due to poor structurization. The study aimed to determine the parameters of the management strategy for the economic growth of agriculture in Russia. The research methodology relies on cognitive technologies of modelling the strategic alternatives of the economic development of the industrial complex using fuzzy cognitive logic. Static and dynamic analysis of the fuzzy cognitive maps on structural and dynamic indicators of agricultural economic growth in Russia allowed the forecast of the industry trends, influenced by various management factors. The option of an integrated management strategy for the economic growth of agriculture in Russia is proposed together with strategic maps, justified as a tool for its implementation. The created strategic alternative will allow the Russian agricultural and industrial complex to use the existing agricultural potential to achieve the target growth indicators and ensure sustainability.
Keywords: cognitive modelling, economic growth, fuzzy cognitive maps, strategic alternatives, strategic maps
Journal: Agricultural Economics
Pages: 140-148
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.17221/255/2019-AGRICECON
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