Changes in the structure of the regional agricultural production (South Bohemian region)
Authors
Hana Doležalová
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Economics, Department of Trade and Tourism
Kamil Pícha
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Economics, Department of Trade and Tourism
Josef Navrátil
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biological Disciplines; Studentská 13, 370 05
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Aneta Bezemková
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Economics, Department of Trade and Tourism
animal production, organic farming, plant production, policy of subsidies
Abstract
The organic farming shows growth trend all over the world. It became an integral part of the agricultural production not only in the developed countries, but also in the so called Third World countries. In the latter countries, the organic farming develops mainly in connection with the fair trade projects. The share of the organic farming in the agricultural land is in many countries above 10%, including the Central and Eastern European countries. The Czech Republic actively supports the organic production. The share of the Czech organic farming in the agricultural land has overpassed 11.5%. The paper deals with organic production in the South Bohemian Region. The aim is to determine main changes in the structure of the organic production in the period 2008-2011, specifically in connection with the changes in the subsidy policy. The increase of individual organically farmed areas correlates positively with the increase of subsidies set up within the Programme of rural development 2007-2013. At the same time, it is obvious that those subsidies affect the diversity of the agricultural crops.
