The impact of EU accession: lessons from the agriculture of the new member states

Csáki, Csaba; Jámbor, Attila

doi:10.1080/14631377.2013.813139

Cited by 23 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 13 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Nevertheless, fragmentation of land ownership is still a major hindrance in many NMS to the consolidation of farmland and agricultural intensification (Hartvigsen, ), and convergence of the agricultural sectors of old and new member states is limited (Csáki & Jámbor, ). Thus, compared to Northern and Western Europe, the NMS can be said to have (1) lower levels of agrochemical inputs, mechanization and productivity, with per hectare yields less than half of those of the EU‐15 (Csáki & Jámbor, ; see also Fig. b,c); (2) farm structures polarised between a small number of very large industrial units and a large number of very small units (Fig.…”

Section: The Legacy Of Communist Agriculture In Central and Eastern Ementioning

confidence: 97%

“…Through the funding structures of the EU CAP, as well as the influence of the EU market, the central and eastern NMS have experienced both large‐scale reactivation and intensification of farmland since accession and continuing abandonment of marginal areas (Stoate et al ., ; Tryjanowski et al ., ; Sanderson et al ., ). Nevertheless, fragmentation of land ownership is still a major hindrance in many NMS to the consolidation of farmland and agricultural intensification (Hartvigsen, ), and convergence of the agricultural sectors of old and new member states is limited (Csáki & Jámbor, ). Thus, compared to Northern and Western Europe, the NMS can be said to have (1) lower levels of agrochemical inputs, mechanization and productivity, with per hectare yields less than half of those of the EU‐15 (Csáki & Jámbor, ; see also Fig.…”

Section: The Legacy Of Communist Agriculture In Central and Eastern Ementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland

Sutcliffe

Batáry

Kormann

et al. 2014

Diversity and Distributions

212

122

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A large proportion of European biodiversity today depends on habitat provided by low‐intensity farming practices, yet this resource is declining as European agriculture intensifies. Within the European Union, particularly the central and eastern new member states have retained relatively large areas of species‐rich farmland, but despite increased investment in nature conservation here in recent years, farmland biodiversity trends appear to be worsening. Although the high biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland has long been reported, the amount of research in the international literature focused on farmland biodiversity in this region remains comparatively tiny, and measures within the EU Common Agricultural Policy are relatively poorly adapted to support it. In this opinion study, we argue that, 10 years after the accession of the first eastern EU new member states, the continued under‐representation of the low‐intensity farmland in Central and Eastern Europe in the international literature and EU policy is impeding the development of sound, evidence‐based conservation interventions. The biodiversity benefits for Europe of existing low‐intensity farmland, particularly in the central and eastern states, should be harnessed before they are lost. Instead of waiting for species‐rich farmland to further decline, targeted research and monitoring to create locally appropriate conservation strategies for these habitats is needed now.

show abstract

Section: The Legacy Of Communist Agriculture In Central and Eastern Ementioning

confidence: 97%

Section: The Legacy Of Communist Agriculture In Central and Eastern Ementioning

confidence: 99%

Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland

Sutcliffe

Batáry

Kormann

et al. 2014

Diversity and Distributions

212

122

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Bojnec and Fertő (2012) argue that EU enlargement has positive impacts on agri-food trade in the CEECs. Csáki and Jámbor (2013) find that the EU accession has had a significant impact on the CEECs' agriculture, although these countries capitalised their opportunities different ways due to initial conditions and the adoption of pre and post accession policies.…”

Section: Transformation Of Ceecs Agriculture -A Selected Literature Rmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Structural Transformation in Central and Eastern European Agriculture

Fertő

2016

JJCE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In several papers, Csáki and Jámbor (2009, 2013a, 2013b concluded that for the New Member States (NMS) accession to the EU had an overall positive impact on trade, but that different Member States performed differently due to the big differences in initial conditions and to the diverse pre-and post-accession agricultural policies. EU accession provided many opportunities, but the NMS had to face increasing competition in the single market.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%