Concentration of Production Factors and Support and Their Productivity in Eu Farms

Kisielińska, Joanna

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“…For developed countries, including the countries of the European Union, such as those from the former Soviet bloc, numerous studies show that, with the increase in the size of farms, land and labor productivity and income per working person usually increase [34,[39][40][41][42]. Moreover, there is a constant decrease in the number of farms and the concentration of land and labor [22,43]. For this reason, the problem of the influence of the economic size of a farm is included in the scope of the research related to the analysis of the relationship between the farm size and its economic situation and, in the case of this paper, labor profitability.…”

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Selected Economic Determinants of Labor Profitability in Family Farms in Poland in Relation to Economic Size

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Bąk

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Farms in Poland come in a wide variety of sizes, and the effect of farm size on the profitability of labor has not been sufficiently investigated. This paper takes a fresh look at the model for labor profitability determinants of family farms in Poland in relation to their economic size. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that determine the labor profitability index in farms of various economic size classes (classes ES1–ES5). In the analysis of factors shaping the profitability of labor in family farms, a panel analysis was applied. Family farm income expressed per family labor unit was adopted as the dependent variable. The following variables were used as explanatory variables: (1) macroeconomic index of price relations (“price gap”); unemployment; average monthly gross wages and salaries; inflation; (2) technical-agricultural production efficiency index; (3) microeconomic ratio of total assets to agricultural land; technical equipment for work; land-to-labor ratio; debt ratio, subsidy ratio, and investment effort. A diversified influence of selected factors determining the level of profitability of labor in agriculture in particular groups of farms was found. The econometric models developed also indicate different strategies that are adopted by farmers on various farms. There is no single solution here; strategies for improving the profitability of work must take into account the specificity of a given entity. The models estimated indicate the necessity of using other mechanisms and tools of agricultural policy for farms of various economic sizes. It should be expected that, in the future, there will be a dichotomous development of farms. Medium-sized farms will become larger and economically effective, and smaller farms will perform residential functions, with the disappearing function of agricultural production.

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Selected Economic Determinants of Labor Profitability in Family Farms in Poland in Relation to Economic Size

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The Role of Technological Progress in Agricultural Output Growth in the NMS Upon European Union Accession

Wicki

2021

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It is very important to increase input productivity in agriculture. This not only enables feeding the growing population, but also reducing agricultural pressure on the environment. The aim of the study is to determine the importance of TFP in comparison to the significance of production inputs in the growth of agricultural output in new EU member states. The analysis covered 2000-2016. Data available from the USDA on agriculture of the studied countries was used. The method of Solow residuals was used in the study. It was found that, in the studied countries, agricultural output decreased after political transformation and, since 2004, a further decrease of agricultural production was observed in five out of nine countries. Only in the three Baltic states and Poland was there an increase in production. In all countries, except Poland, a decrease in production intensity was observed. The area of agricultural land in all countries except the Baltic states decreased similarly. In the analyzed period, the highest increase in factor productivity was achieved in Lithuania (72%), Estonia (57%) and Latvia (51%), while the lowest in Hungary (7%) and Poland (21%). In each of the analyzed countries, the increase in TFP resulted in either an increase in agricultural output or the decrease in agricultural output was smaller than the decrease in the amount of inputs used. Technological change plays a dominant role in achieving an increase in agricultural production and an increase in the productivity of other inputs.

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Land and Labor Efficiency Changes in Polish Agriculture in Regional Terms

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Wicki

2023

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In Poland, there is a significant diversification of efficiency in agriculture between voivodeships. Therefore, we expect efficiency convergence in line with the modernization process of agriculture in regions. The work aims to identify the scale and direction of changes in the efficiency of land and labor in farms in Poland in terms of voivodeships and to determine whether there is a convergence of the efficiency. Statistical data from Statistics Poland and data from the FADN on the results of farms for the years 2010-2020 were used in the analysis. In the period covered by the analysis, the average area of farms increased by 18% to 11.6 ha, and the level of employment decreased by as much as 31% to 9.5 AWU/100 ha. On FADN farms, the area increased by 15% to 40.4 ha, and the level of employment decreased by 10% to 4.9 AWU/100 ha. Land efficiency did not change significantly in real terms, and labor efficiency increased by 15-18% in real terms, depending on the region. It was found that the convergence between voivodeships occurred only concerning labor productivity in agriculture (in value of GVA/AWU). Convergence was not confirmed for labor productivity (in value of production/AWU), and divergence was observed both for land efficiency and productivity. This means that differences in the effectiveness of Polish agriculture between regions are permanent, and progress in agriculture by regions is at a similar pace. In the future, the main constraint on agriculture development in some regions will be the strong fragmentation of agriculture.

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Concentration of Production Factors and Support and Their Productivity in Eu Farms

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Selected Economic Determinants of Labor Profitability in Family Farms in Poland in Relation to Economic Size

Selected Economic Determinants of Labor Profitability in Family Farms in Poland in Relation to Economic Size

The Role of Technological Progress in Agricultural Output Growth in the NMS Upon European Union Accession

Land and Labor Efficiency Changes in Polish Agriculture in Regional Terms

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