Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Iveta Boskova Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (IAEI), Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Samuel Ahado Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Development, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences (CULS), Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Tomas Ratinger Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Development, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences (CULS), Prague, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (TC CAS), Prague, Czech Republic Title: The effects of the participation in producer organisations on the performance of dairy farmers in the Czech Republic and future challenges Abstract: This study focuses on milk producer organisations (MPOs) acting in the Czech Republic, examines in counterfactual design economic benefits of MPO members, explores the expectations and satisfaction of farmers with services provided by MPOs and discusses changes in MPO strategies in response to market developments. The economic benefits were evaluated econometrically using a direct matching method, while for the assessment of MPOs services and strategies we designed a survey among the members which was complemented by interviews with managers of the three largest MPOs. The results confirm positive economic benefits for farms and rather high farmers' expectations and also satisfaction with the MPOs activities. However, while farmers, put most emphasis on common roles as price bargaining and securing sales, the MPO managers show future-looking approaches to strategies referring to consumer environmental and health concerns or vertical collaboration along the value chain. Keywords: counterfactual analysis, direct covariate matching, economic performance, services to members, strategies Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 345-354 Volume: 66 Issue: 8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.17221/2/2020-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/2/2020-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202008-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:8:id:2-2020-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marcin Wysokiński Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Logistics, Faculty of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Author-Name: Joanna Domagała Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Logistics, Faculty of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Author-Name: Arkadiusz Gromada Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Logistics, Faculty of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Author-Name: Magdalena Golonko Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Logistics, Faculty of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Author-Name: Paulina Trębska Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Development Policy and Marketing, Faculty of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Title: Economic and energy efficiency of agriculture Abstract: Article concerns economic and energy efficiency of agriculture in European Union countries. The study period concerned 2016. For analysis and presentation of materials, descriptive, tabular and graphic methods and the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method - CCR (Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes) model focused on input-oriented minimisation were used. An assessment of the socio-economic development of the EU countries was made using the following measures: Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita (USD per inhabitant). Modern agriculture depends on industrial energy sources and as the socio-economic development changes into more and more energy-intensive production technologies. After presenting the introduction and review of the literature, the economic and energy efficiency of agriculture in the EU countries in 2016 was examined, which was at a high level - the DEA reached 0.67. Then, the correlation between the socio-economic development of countries and their economic and energy efficiency was analysed. It was also found that along with socio-economic development in the EU countries, the economic and energy efficiency of agriculture is increasing. Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, energy resources, European Union, socio-economic development Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 355-364 Volume: 66 Issue: 8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.17221/170/2020-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/170/2020-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202008-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:8:id:170-2020-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tunahan Erdem Title: Competitiveness of dried sector: A case study of world and Turkey Abstract: The study aimed to reveal the competitiveness of the world dried sector for some selected products such as dried apples, prunes, apricots, figs, and grapes. In the study, the data was subjected to the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Relative Export Advantage (RXA), Relative Import Advantage (RMA), Relative Trade Advantage (RTA) and Relative Competitiveness (RC) indices. RCA is an index developed by Balassa to determine the competitiveness of a specific country for selected products or goods. To demonstrate the economic outlook for the world dried sector, the 2007 to 2017 data of China, USA, Chile, Germany, Iran, the Netherlands, South Africa, France, Uzbekistan, Argentina, Spain, Turkey, and India were compared, these countries dominating the sector of selected dried agricultural products. The results demonstrated that the world dried sector is very responsive to economic crises and to local currency rate. The RCA index was found to be 4.66 in 2007 for Turkey and it decreased to 4.45 by 2009 during the world economic crisis. The other breaking point was 2013 when Turkey experienced both economic and political crises. Keywords: Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Relative Export Advantage (RXA), Relative Import Advantage (RMA), Relative Trade Advantage (RTA) and Relative Competitiveness (RC), Turkey, dried sector Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 365-372 Volume: 66 Issue: 8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.17221/98/2020-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/98/2020-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202008-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:8:id:98-2020-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jakub Staniszewski Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Institute of Economics, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland Author-Name: Michał Borychowski Title: The impact of the subsidies on efficiency of different sized farms. Case study of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union Abstract: The aim of the study is to determine the impact of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies on farm efficiency, depending on farm economic size. Although the impact of subsidies on efficiency is already relatively well recognised, earlier studies were focused on identifying this issue rather than explaining the variation in its intensity. Typically, the analysis of variation by type of production and country was conducted with microeconomic data. Our survey is based on data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) aggregated at the regional level, for farms representative for particular economic size classes. In the survey, we apply stochastic frontier analysis and "true" fixed-effects model. The results of the research confirm the hypothesis that the impact of subsidies on efficiency depends on the size of farms. Statistically significant, stimulating effect of subsidies was identified only in the group of the largest farms. Such results put into question the effectiveness of the CAP in stimulating the development of the European Model of Agriculture, and at the same time indicate that in its current form, the policy may interfere with market mechanisms and lead to the phenomenon of "rent seeking". Keywords: efficiency, Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), panel data, stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), subsidies, true fixed effects Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 373-380 Volume: 66 Issue: 8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.17221/151/2020-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/151/2020-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202008-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:8:id:151-2020-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Adrian Sadłowski Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Title: The planned reform of the Common Agricultural Policy with particular reference to the direct support system Abstract: Having evaluated the situation in agriculture and rural areas, and having assessed the significance of new external and internal conditions, the European Commission has decided to reform the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. This article presents the essence of the part of the reform plan which affects the direct support system. The author of the article also examines the impact of the reform on the system's capacity to achieve the set goals, and on its efficiency. The research showed that the new legal framework proposed by the Commission would not directly improve the efficiency of the system, but the increased decision-making authority it grants to Member States provides an opportunity to reduce administrative outlays on the functioning of the scheme. Likewise, the effectiveness of a reformed direct support system in achieving the set goals will largely depend on decisions made by Member States, i.e. on the appropriate choice of instruments, and the accuracy of their form, as well as the equitable distribution of the available funds. Keywords: Common Agricultural Policy, direct payments, reform of the Common Agricultural Policy Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 381-390 Volume: 66 Issue: 8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.17221/397/2019-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/397/2019-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202008-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:8:id:397-2019-AGRICECON