A Holistic Method of Assessing Efficiency and Sustainability in Agricultural Production Systems

Abstract

Permit me to acknowledge the following persons from the perspective of African wisdom as expressed in the saying that, "if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together". Many persons contributed to my success in this research. However, below are the names of afew persons who substantially contributed to the success of this research. My sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. Christine Fürst (Institute for Geosciences and Geography, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) for her role as supervisor. Her academic and motivational support was enormous and consistent throughout my research. Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister (Center for Development Research -ZEF, University of Bonn) for his supportive role as co-supervisor. I am very grateful to Prof.

Assessing Impacts of CAP Subsidies on Financial Performance of Enterprises in Slovak Republic

“…In order for the CAP to respond to new challenges, it is necessary to carry out reliable measurements and assessments of the economic development of European agriculture and to assess the impact of the policy on this development, particularly in the context of the sustainability of the agricultural sector. The concept of sustainability in agriculture has been analyzed in many scientific studies; the major approaches for assessing sustainability of farming enterprises have been discussed by Guth and Smędzik-Ambroży [12], Bachev [13], Aceleanu [14], Št'astná et al [15], El Bilali [16], Agovino et al [17], Czyzewski et al [18], Gaillard [19], Bachev [20], Slatmo et al [21], Mwambo and Furst [22], and others. The question of justice between generations in using exhaustible resources, intergenerational equity, and the theory of sustainable growth was also answered by Solow [23], Hartwick [24], and Common and Perrings [25].…”