Agriculture and landscape in the 21st century Europe: the post-communist transition

Blacksell, Mark

doi:10.2478/v10091-010-0002-8

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“…Therefore farmers use subsidies and support from the CAP for the transition to agricultural methods that are environmentally friendly, such as a reduction of chemical fertilisers and pesticides applied to crops, a reduction of the density of livestock units (number of units per 1 ha of land), the maintenance of permanent grassland in the country, keeping the aesthetic value of the countryside, etc. According to Blacksell (2010), agriculture has still a strong influence on the shaping of the country. The path of further development of agriculture is therefore a key factor for the future of the European environment.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional Differences in Agriculture in Slovakia after Its Accession to the European Union

Némethová

Civáň

2017

Quaestiones Geographicae

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AbstrAct:The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union is reflected in the development of agricultural production in Slovakia. The development of livestock production faced significant changes reflected in its overall decrease. The decrease in the level of agricultural production in Slovakia between 2002 and 2010 is shown by several indicators assessed in this paper. Its main aim is to highlight differences in Slovak agriculture at the level of LAU I, which are districts of Slovakia, according to the selected indicators of agricultural production between 2002 and 2010. We analyse the development of regional differences in Slovak agriculture that have widened under the influence of the EU Common Agricultural Policy. The development of selected indicators of agricultural production was analysed using the change index, which best represents differences in the development of agriculture in the Slovak regions.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional Differences in Agriculture in Slovakia after Its Accession to the European Union

Némethová

Civáň

2017

Quaestiones Geographicae

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“…On the other hand, a relatively wide network of small enterprises, often individuals or family firms was established. The transformation in the field of agriculture was discussed by Blacksell (2010) who describes it as a process of changes from the production subsidies to the most broadly conceived sustainable rural strategy. The process has been illustrated by the accession of Central and Eastern European countries into the EU in 2004 and 2007 and the introduction of the rules of the Common Agricultural Policy.…”

Section: Post-socialist Transformation: the Methodological Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bojkovice: Transformation of a peripheral micro-region at the Czech-Slovak border

Vaishar

Šťastná

2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Abstract. The paper analyses the problem of a rural region in the peripheral position. Bojkovice micro-region on the Czech (Moravian)-Slovak border has been chosen as a case study. Economic transformation of productive and non-productive branches, demographic development (depopulation and aging) and networking in the area were characterized by using statistical data and field research. Development, understood as improvement in quality of life and not in sense of quantitative growth, is highlighted with regard to the changing perception of the countryside. The question remains: how to use peripherality for prosperity? Peripheral countryside is known as "the right countryside" in comparison to suburbanized and globalized countryside in core regions. Based on the research, production embedded in local sources and traditions, ecological agriculture using the protection of landscape and soft tourism are proposed as solutions. Networking like the association of municipalities, LEADER local action group or White Carpathian Euroregion could be the instruments of micro-regional collaboration. The human and social factors seem to be more important than objective conditions. Long-term population stability is the main advantage. However, a lower level of formal education could be a problem. The character of social capital is considered as a decisive circumstance -whether it is passive social capital resistant to outer innovations or active social capital open for now ideas.

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“…Farms smaller than 8 ESU represent approximately 80% of all agricultural holdings in Europe, but cover only 25% of the total agricultural area (Eurostat, 2015;Tudor, 2014;Unay-Gailhard and Bojnec, 2015). More precisely, approximately 10% of the largest farms occupy approximately 80% of the agricultural land in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, and approximately 10% of the largest farms cover approximately 40% of the agricultural area in Slovenia, Poland, Romania and Estonia (Blacksell, 2010). In Estonia, the average percentage of small farms in terms of economic size is high, and the mean size of the farms with less than 5 ha of utilized agricultural area is below 2 ha (Guiomar et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Economic Viability by Farm Size of Estonian Family Farms

Nurmet¹,

Omel²

2020

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economi

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Small farms are subject to a wide range of influences on their viability including economic, policy and regulatory drivers as well as internal farm household drivers of change. Small farms have experienced a decline in numbers compared to large farms. The main task of the paper is to determine the share of viable farms of different size groups in Estonia, exploring the factors that are associated with economically viable farms. For determination of the share of viable farms of different size groups the opportunity-cost-based approach is used. Farm viability is estimated by using the data from the Estonian Farm Accounting Data Network. The results indicate that the economic viability of Estonian farms has slightly increased, but the share of viable farms has decreased. Smaller farms' economic viability is declining, many of them are economically vulnerable. Smaller farms' capability to survive and develop by using the available resources is lower compared to larger farms.

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Agriculture and landscape in the 21st century Europe: the post-communist transition

Cited by 25 publications

References 27 publications

Regional Differences in Agriculture in Slovakia after Its Accession to the European Union

Regional Differences in Agriculture in Slovakia after Its Accession to the European Union

Bojkovice: Transformation of a peripheral micro-region at the Czech-Slovak border

Economic Viability by Farm Size of Estonian Family Farms

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