Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Barbara Kutkowska Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWR), Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Tomasz Szuk Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWR), Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Stanislaw Minta Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWR), Wroclaw, Poland Author-Name: Hanna Adamska Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWR), Wroclaw, Poland Title: Land productivity in the EU in the context of financial support through direct subsidies Abstract: The main research objective of this study is to present the dynamics of land productivity changes in EU agriculture in the years 2012-2020 and evaluate the influence of direct subsidies received by farmers on land productivity. The source data for 2012-2020 are secondary and come from Eurostat. The research results were prepared for the entire European Union (EU-28), and divided into 'old' countries (EU-15) and 'new' countries (EU-13). The results were developed using the method of assessing convergence (in terms of differences in land productivity in individual countries) using the coefficient of variation and the relative index of changes in individual Member States in relation to the EU average over the period under study. Results showed that between 2012 and 2020, average land productivity in the EU increased by 7%. At the same time, differences in land productivity between EU countries decreased. The correlation analysis confirmed a statistically significant relationship between land productivity and the amount of direct payments per ha of agricultural land. Additionally, results of the correlation between productivity per 1 ha and the total area of agricultural land in EU countries confirmed the law of decreasing marginal productivity of land. Keywords: agricultural payments, convergence, efficiency, financial resources Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 436-445 Volume: 70 Issue: 9 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/51/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/51/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202409-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:9:id:51-2024-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzana Fuksová Author-Workplace-Name: Liaison Agency FADN CZ, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: David Mareš Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Milan Křápek Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Informatics, Faculty of Business and Management, Brno University of Technology Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Title: The impact of efficiency on the profitability of large farms in the Visegrad Four Abstract: The issue of productivity and performance in agriculture is significant because it affects a country's competitiveness, sustainability, and self-sufficiency in agricultural production and is reflected in European policy. This study aims to determine which country had the most efficient large farms compared to other V4 countries and whether efficiency in each country translates into the performance of large farms. The data were obtained from the EU FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) database from 2005 to 2019. These data were then evaluated using the statistical methods DEA: CCR-O (Data Envelopment Analysis: constant returns to scale), DEA: BCC-O (Data Envelopment Analysis: variable returns to scale), and Pearson correlation coefficient. Regarding international comparisons in achieving efficiency as measured by DEA, Hungary is the best performer among the countries compared, followed by Czechia, Poland, and Slovakia. The correlation between efficiency and performance measured by Farm Net Value Added was demonstrated only for Hungary. The international comparison provided information about which country had the most efficient large farms, what the ranking of countries was in terms of efficiency, and for which countries efficiency had / did not have a potential impact on performance. At the same time, the relationships regarding the efficiency and performance of farms with an economic size above EUR 500 000 of standard output were clarified. Keywords: agriculture, livestock, farm performance, Data Envelopment Analysis, Pearson Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 457-464 Volume: 70 Issue: 9 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/120/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/120/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202409-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:9:id:120-2024-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yongwang Zhang Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics and Management, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, P. R. China Author-Name: Minjuan Zhao Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics and Management, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, P. R. China Title: Environmental regulations or expected revenue: What plays a more important role in China's green transition of agriculture? Abstract: Policy constraints and market incentives have made it an important foundation for developing countries such as China to develop agricultural green transition policies. This study employed the panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2003 to 2022 and the three-dimensional framework of 'institutions, technology, and marketisation' to probe whether environmental regulation constraints or expected economic revenue incentives play a critical role in China's current agriculture development. Whether the green transition of agriculture depends on environmental regulatory policy constraints and expected economic revenue incentives is related to the level of agricultural technology development and market development. Technology and market play a positive role in the agricultural green transition by enabling the realisation of agricultural green production and the realisation of the agricultural green market. Keywords: green market realisation capability, green production realisation capability, green total factor productivity, market failure Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 425-435 Volume: 70 Issue: 9 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/142/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/142/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202409-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:9:id:142-2024-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yang Fan Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Western Modernization, Guizhou University, Guizhou Guiyang, P. R. China Author-Name: Wu Guoyong Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Western Modernization, Guizhou University, Guizhou Guiyang, P. R. China Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics, Guizhou University, Guizhou Guiyang, P. R. China Author-Name: Noman Riaz Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics, Guizhou University, Guizhou Guiyang, P. R. China Author-Name: Kamila Radlińska Author-Workplace-Name: Koszalin University of Technology, Koszalin, Poland Title: Technical efficiency and farm size in the context of sustainable agriculture Abstract: This article aims to highlight the importance of climate and environmental challenges for agricultural economics and policy. Empirical research based on the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method determined the average technical efficiency and scale efficiency of farms in the European Union in total and in economic size classes in the period 2004-2020. The results indicate that agriculture is generally characterised by high technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Analysis by economic size classes of farms, defined by the standard sum of their agricultural output, shows that the relationship between the scale of production and technical efficiency of farms is U-shaped. The highest technical efficiency and scale efficiency are characterised by small, large and very large farms economic classes. Economies of scale shift the burden of food production to large farms, which provide food security and are technically efficient but excessively burdensome for the climate and the environment. Small farms produce environmentally friendly food but on a small scale. Therefore, increasing the technical efficiency of medium-sized farms can contribute to more sustainable food production that meets both food security and climate and environmental objectives. The Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 provides greater access to financial support for moderate-scale farms and farms undertaking ecosystem restoration activities. This may affect the strength and direction of the relationship between farm scale and productivity, including technical efficiency. Keywords: economies of scale, European Green Deal, European Union, farming, sustainable development Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 446-456 Volume: 70 Issue: 9 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.17221/158/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/158/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202409-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:70:y:2024:i:9:id:158-2024-AGRICECON