Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R Chitra Author-Workplace-Name: PSG Institute of Management, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India Author-Name: N L Balasudarsun Author-Workplace-Name: Academies Australasia College, Singapore Author-Name: M Sathish Author-Workplace-Name: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Symbiosis International (Deemend University), Bengaluru, India Author-Name: R Jagajeevan Author-Workplace-Name: Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India Title: Supply chain modelling in organic farming for sustainable profitability Abstract: Globally, people started gravitating toward organic food as health consciousness rose. From the farm to the consumer's fork, organic food is produced using a comprehensive method. Organic farming has provided farmers and producers with many opportunities, but there are still difficulties concerning the cost of production and distribution. Due to environmental sustainability challenges, climate change, soil fertility, biological assortment, and consumer well-being, organic farming is attracting more attention than conventional farming. Organic farming can be done using standardised methods and has many common issues with conventional farming. Organic farming has some unique problems as well. With the right strategies, careful planning, and government assistance, many difficulties faced by farmers can be addressed. The downstream material flow of the supply chain, and in particular demand estimation, market price, and identifying customer segments, has been identified as a significant problem in organic farming. Massive losses have been incurred along with the entire supply chain a due to the inadequate demand estimation that has caused surpluses and shortages in the produce. A few farmers have resolved the cash flows and material information controlling problem. This article proposes various related hypotheses associated with identifying customer segments, forecasting demand for the product, and profitability as market price changes in the crop. Keywords: customer segment, demand estimation, downstream supply chain, market price, sustainable profit Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 255-266 Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/44/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/44/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202306-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:6:id:44-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tereza Pilařová Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Steffen Muench Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Miroslava Bavorova Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jan Huml Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Exploring the motivations behind food self-provisioning in the Czech Republic Abstract: Gardening and food self-provisioning motivations are changing with the country's economic development. While food security is often the main driver for self-provisioning in low-income countries, more diverse motivations exist in high-income countries. This study investigates the motivations for self-provisioning in the Czech Republic and the role of the family composition on the rate of self-provisioning to explore its social benefits. A two-step analysis was employed using data collected from 1 214 respondents. First, an exploratory descriptive statistical analysis was conducted to gain insights into the motivation of different households participating in self-provisioning. Second, binary probit models were used to investigate the characteristics influencing the main motives for self-provisioning. The results of the models revealed that the educational level, income per capita, family structure and area of residence influence the motives for self-provisioning. Keywords: family structure, gardening, household composition, personal food production, post-socialist Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 234-245 Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/117/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/117/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202306-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:6:id:117-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzana Kapsdorferova Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Matej Čereš Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Veronika Zábojníková Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Petronela Švikruhová Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Radka Kataniková Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic Title: Challenges and innovative approaches in the agricultural and food industry and changing consumer behaviour in the milk and milk products market: Case of Slovakia Abstract: The negative consequences faced by the entire planet, the intensification of natural disasters, global warming, lowering the level of groundwater, deforestation, deterioration of corals and the underwater world, soil degradation, and the change of species diversity, testify to the necessity of introducing reforms in the agricultural-food complex. Fulfilling such a goal and creating added value of innovation potential can only be created in the conditions of functioning structures strengthened by system support, which requires reviewing and introducing change in food systems. The recent financial crisis, later the pandemic, and the current going military conflict in Ukraine, caused problems in supplier-customer relations, and made humanity feel how the issue of food security and self-sufficiency can be easily and quickly disrupted. If farmers and food producers are to be able to respond to challenges and at the same time ensure the EU's strategic goals, it is necessary to have support in research and innovation. Agricultural research and innovation in the EU is characterised by a long-term strategic approach that focuses on creating value from the land through sustainable primary production and strengthening rural innovation. It is an important tool in the fight against challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss. In view of the above, it is necessary to transform food systems, apply regenerative agriculture, introduce alternative land-saving farming systems, observe the principles of sowing procedures and greater diversification of crops in the sowing procedure, reduce the consumption of agrochemicals, naturally integrate plant and animal production into agricultural business entities in relation to the circular economy, use farm waste for bioenergy production, protect agricultural land, implement measures to retain water in the country and support regions Keywords: consumer patterns, dairy industry, ecosystem management, food system resilience, new agrifood systems Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 246-254 Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/119/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/119/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202306-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:6:id:119-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miloš Hitka Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia Author-Name: Lenka Ližbetinová Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Technology, The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Title: Human potential of talents in agriculture and forestry in context of Agriculture 4.0 Abstract: Agriculture 4.0 creates a challenge for agricultural and forest enterprises in the form of changes in the processes and strategies set up to now. The ability for flexibility, personal development, and further education will be critical in transforming agriculture and forestry organisations. The transition to Agriculture 4.0 will also affect the need for human resource management in terms of their need and competence structure. This work aims to identify a group of employees in the environment of the Slovak Republic's agricultural and forest enterprises with the prerequisites to acquire additional work competencies and the interest to develop flexibly. The mentioned group of employees, understood as progressive, will be examined from the point of view of motivational preferences and the level of satisfaction with them. The presented outputs follow searching the sample unit of 2 193 employees in agriculture and forestry organisations. Based on inferential statistics, it was confirmed that the progressive group of employees is identifiable in terms of their education and, compared to other groups, has a significantly higher perception of the importance of motivation factors with the highest difference in the case of factors related to career aspiration and social needs. Keywords: agriculture and forestry organisation, competence change, identification of talented people, human resource management, retaining talented people,  talent motivation Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 223-233 Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/153/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/153/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202306-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:6:id:153-2023-AGRICECON