scholarly journals Influence of policy measures on the competitiveness of the sugar industry in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 266-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bavorová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
National Market ◽  
Policy Measures

The sugar industry in the Czech Republic is one of the branches of food production that since the end of nineties has been strongly protected by agricultural policy. Here, we will deal with the question how the Czech agricultural policy affected the competitiveness of the sugar industry during transformation. From the analysis, it can be derived that not only agricultural measures but also organisational changes inside the enterprises, as well as modernisation and increasing capacity of plants  that all took place before the enforced political aid, supported the stabilisation of sugar beet farming and the sugar industry in the Czech Republic and its competitiveness in the national market.

scholarly journals   The assessment of the economic risks level of sugar beet growing for the farm economy

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pulkrábek ◽  
M. Kavka ◽  
V. Rataj ◽  
J. Humpál ◽  
L. Nozdrovický ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Acceptable Risk ◽  
Sugar Beets ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Risk Rate ◽  
Break Even Point ◽  
Economic Risks

The risk rate of sugar beet growing was analyzed by using the algorithm for modelling and generating the random numbers based on the conditions determined in advance and the statistical distribution of sugar beets yield, the total costs, earnings and gross profit. On the bases of results of the analysis of economic risks of sugar beet production in years 1995–2009, it follows that the sugar beet growing in all regions is highly risky in the Czech Republic. The subsidy SAPS and TOP-UP per 1 hectare of sugar beet have a positive impact on its economics though not sufficient enough. In practice, it means that it is highly probable that the break-even point will not be achieved and thereby it is highly probable that the fixed costs are not covered and the update of machines is significantly limited. This happens mainly in the marginal regions. If the agricultural companies count on the separate sugar payment, the sugar beet growing is in all regions of the Czech Republic with acceptable risk.  

scholarly journals Competitiveness in the production of selected crops from the perspective of variable costs

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 514-523
Author(s):  
D. Matošková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Profit Margin ◽  
Basic Variable ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Average Figure

This article deals with the issue of Slovakia’s competitiveness vis-ŕ-vis the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Austria and France in terms of basic variable costs invested into seeds (planting stocks), fertilisers and chemical protective in the period from 2001 to 2003. In addition to these costs, the article also compares total revenues, profit, effect of inputs into production and the variable costs profit margin. This comparative analysis uses data published for 2002. While the data for years 2001 and 2003 for Slovakia and the Czech Republic are actual, those for other countries have been simulated. The basic variable costs per tonne of the produced crop (average figure for 2001 and 2003) in Slovakia are lower, i.e. it is competitive in the production of cereals, sunflower and sugar beet vis-ŕ-vis the observed EU-15 countries, barley, sunflower and sugar beet vis-ŕ-vis the Czech Republic, wheat and barley vis-ŕ-vis Poland and barley vis-ŕ-vis Hungary.

scholarly journals Supporting programmes of the growing of short rotation coppices in the Czech Republic 

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 522-531
Author(s):  
H. Součková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Short Rotation

This article presents some partial conclusions from the solution to the Research Project QF 4142 Higher exploitation of non-food production in the industry. The funding and supporting programmes of the growing of short rotation coppices (SRC) are described. The establishment of short rotation coppices and the subsequent exploitation of wood mass are promising trends of diversification of farmers’ activities in the rural space. Plot sizes in ha and financial support to the establishment of the SRC plantations are given for 2001–2004, when a total of 166 ha of supported short rotation coppices was established. The establishment support is paid at a single installment while the amount paid for the establishment of the SRC production plantation is 60 000 CZK/ha and the amount paid for the establishment of mother plantation (reproduction plantation) is 75 000 CZK/ha. 

scholarly journals Exploring the hidden potential of sugar beet industry brownfields (case study of the Czech Republic)

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 284-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Krejčí ◽  
Ivo Dostál ◽  
Marek Havlíček ◽  
Stanislav Martinát
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Profitability development of key Czech agricultural commodities in the period 2002–2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 181-199
Author(s):  
I. Foltýn ◽  
P. Kopeček ◽  
I. Zedníčková ◽  
V. Vávra
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Time Horizon ◽  
Agricultural Commodities ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Agrarian Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Fattening Pigs ◽  
The Eu

The paper examines development of Czech agriculture through profitability of the 10 chosen most important commodities (wheat, barley, rapeseed, sugar beet, potatoes, dairy cows – milk, cattle fattening, suckler cows, pigs fattening, poultry – fattening broilers) in the time horizon 2002–2006. The aim of the paper is to give an objective information about the influence of agrarian policy on the development of agricultural commodities, especially with reference to the comparison of changes in the pre-accession (period I = 2002–2003) and in the after-accession of the CR to the EU (period II = 2004–2006). This deals with the economic position of Czech producers related to the most considerable commodities of Czech agriculture through 2 indicators, profitability without supports (R–S) and profitability with supports (R+S). There was proved that profitability R+S in the period I was positive for most plant commodities while it was negative for most animal commodities. In connection with the membership of the CR in the EU, agricultural supports significantly increased for nearly all commodities as the consequence of applying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on Czech agriculture. Therefore, there were monitored in the period II important positive changes of the indicator R+S for most commodities. For the average of the Czech Republic, there were obtained the following values of R+S in the period I, resp. period II: wheat 2.6%, resp. 24.9%, barley 27.7%, resp. 39.8%, rapeseed –18.0%, resp. 23.4%, sugar beet 9.1%, resp. 41.4%, potatoes 10.5%, resp. 2.5% (the only one case of decrease), milk 2.1%, resp. 8.5%, fattening cattle –14.6%, resp. –3.6%, suckler cows –8.8%, resp. 19.7%, fattening pigs –5.5%, resp. –1.2%, fattening broilers –2.9%, resp. 0.1%.

Dopady společné zemědělské politiky EU na české zemědělce v období 2014–2020

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliška Stromská ◽  
Dominika Tóthová ◽  
Katarína Melichová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Common ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU in the Czech Republic brought many changes in the functioning and financing of agriculture in the Czech Republic with political, economic, and social impacts and many challenges and threats for Czech farmers. Since the Czech Republic acceded to the EU, the Common Agricultural Policy has been reformed several times. The aim of the article is to evaluate the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy on Czech farmers in 2014–2020. The evaluation is based on a qualitative survey among selected farmers in the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions. The research results show that enterprises positively evaluate financial stability and the overall protection of the agricultural sector. Support for the diversification of agriculture and support for the investment was also highlighted. On the contrary, the administrative burden, great emphasis on cross compliance rules, differences in the payments in EU countries, reducing the competitiveness of Czech agriculture and unfavourable conditions for livestock farmers were assessed negatively.

When PISA does not matter? The case of the Czech Republic and Germany

Human Affairs ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Greger
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
International Student ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Policy Measures

AbstractThe present paper gives an overview of the reflections of and reactions to publishing the results of the first wave of the OECD study Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in the Czech Republic and in Germany. The choice of these two countries enables us to document how the same results could be perceived very differently in diverse country contexts and could lead to a different reaction from policy-makers. In spite of large reforms and numerous policy measures being adopted in Germany in reaction to the PISA results, compared with no response from policy-makers in the Czech Republic, it is argued, that in both countries policy-makers failed to tackle the major problem of their educational systems—its selective nature. In the final section we discuss various mis(uses) of PISA and its supranational and global character influencing local policies.

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