Support of strengthening cooperation and efficiency factors accelerating innovation processes in the food industry

Abstract

Th e paper deals with the evaluation sub-measures of the "Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies, respectively the innovation in the food industry". It is a sub-measure under the Rural Development Plan (I. 1.3.2). Th e rating refers to the current programming period, but it was made in the context of a preparation of the new programming for 2014-2020. Strengthening of the cooperation and effi ciency factors accelerating the innovation processes in food can act as a tool to gain competitive advantage for the future. It was based on the on-line survey on innovation in food companies, which are mainly in addition of supporting the product and process innovation demonstrating the eff ectiveness of the promotion of energy-reducing eff ects, increasing productivity and improving systems of logistics and distribution. Th is survey is indicative only. Th erefore, the survey was completed as an analysis of the approved and paid projects on the measure and interview. Th e support enables the participating businesses to reduce debts; it shows, however, a need of the simplifi cation and shortening of the administration of request, especially by small enterprises.

Investment Subsidies in the Meat Industry and Their Impact on Business Economics

“…The statistically significant impact of subsidies on labour productivity and decline in profit due higher investment activity has not been demonstrated in this paper. Mezera et al (2014) also dealt with evaluation of RDP. However, their survey was based on a questionnaire, so it is not possible to compare with the applied quantitative method.…”

“…The public support evaluation is the subject of this paper and it is the main reason, why this method was applied. Only the PSM (propensity score matching) method was used to evaluate the impact of subsidies in the Czech Republic by Mezera and Špi ka (2013), or on-line interview (Mezera et al, 2014). The econometric fixed effect model was applied in order to evaluate the impact of subsidies on the business economy of supported enterprises.…”

“…1. 3 Adding value to agricultural and food products in the Czech business environment was conducted by Mezera and Špi ka (2013) and Mezera et al (2014). Mezera and Špi ka (2013) point in their paper to the consolidation of the economic position of the subsidized enterprises.…”

“…Aid has a positive impact on financial stability and increases productivity. Mezera et al (2014) results have shown that funds aim at product innovation. Results from the questionnaire indicate the presence of macroeconomic, specifically environmental and administrative, problems that create limiting barriers for the innovation growth.…”

Peripheral innovation systems in the Czech Republic at the level of the NUTS3 regions

“…There have been studies on e.g. general options of the innovation development in peripheral regions (Doloreux and Dionne 2008), innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (Varis and Littunen 2012), the creation of innovation networks in rural regions (Esparcia 2014), the cooperation (Grillitsch and Nilsson 2015), the support for research centres (Hewitt-Dundas and Roper 2011), or the innovation in sectors typical of the peripheral regions (Arias-Aranda and RomerosaMartínez 2010; Mezera et al 2014). Such studies usually asses a number of innovative companies, expenditures for the innovation and research and development, revenues from innovative products, the public support of innovations, the number of cooperative innovative projects, the presence of universities and research centres and so on.…”