Object structure
Title:

Transformation of agriculture in Czechia in the period 1990‑2020

Subtitle:

Studia Obszarów Wiejskich = Rural Studies, t. 56

Creator:

Vaishar, Antonín : Autor Affiliation ORCID ; Šťastná, Milada : Autor Affiliation ORCID

Publisher:

PAN IGiPZ ; PTG

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2020

Description:

24 cm

Subject and Keywords:

Czechia ; agriculture ; organisational structure ; production ; employment ; Common Agricultural Policy

Abstract:

This paper characterises the development of Czech agriculture in the 30 years since the change of political regime. It notes that, although ownership has changed, the structure of large farms has been maintained. There has been a reduction in livestock production in particular, which has disrupted the traditional relationship between the two principal agricultural activities. The number of workers in the primary sector has fallen very rapidly, to less than 6% now, even in rural areas. Therefore, the communities in the Czech countryside are no longer dependent on agriculture, whose role is increasingly shifting to landscape maintenance and non-productive activities. At present, subsidies under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy are the main driver in Czech agriculture. In the face of current challenges, attention needs to be paid to the environmental function of agriculture, while the impact of agricultural jobs on rural development is negligible.

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Relation:

Studia Obszarów Wiejskich

Volume:

56

Start page:

103

End page:

118

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/octet-stream

Resource Identifier:

1642-4689 ; 10.7163/SOW.56.4

Source:

CBGiOŚ. IGiPZ PAN, call no. Cz.4488 ; CBGiOŚ. IGiPZ PAN, call no. Cz.4489 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

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Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection. Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS

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Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

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