Changes in Spatial Distribution of Arable Land, Crop Production and Yield of Selected Crops in the EU Countries after 2004

Némethová, Jana; Svobodová, Hana; Věžník, Antonín

doi:10.3390/agriculture12101697

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“…The yield differences observed in arable crops across the V4 countries can be attributed to a combination of agro-climatic conditions, soil characteristics, agricultural practices, technological advancements, and policy factors. Factors such as agro-climatic conditions and soil characteristics play a significant role in determining the natural growth potential of crops [54,55]. Regarding farming conditions, Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland have more than 50% of their areas classified as less-favored areas, compared to less than 20% in Hungary [56].…”

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Income and Asset Situation of Companies Producing Arable Crops in the Visegrad Countries

Szöllősi

Erdős

2023

Agriculture

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The V4 countries (Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary) hold significant importance within the European Union, contributing nearly 20% of the EU’s arable land and 10% of its crop output from 2018 to 2020. The study focuses on companies as organizational entities engaged in arable crop production, representing a specific segment of agricultural producers. The objective is to analyze the concentration and financial performance of these companies in the V4 countries during the period 2018–2020. Financial data from 822 companies in Hungary, 226 in Slovakia, 17 in Czechia, and 967 in Poland were processed from the EMIS database (Emerging Market Information System). In Poland and Czechia, a significant proportion of the companies were classified as micro-enterprises, while in Hungary and Slovakia, they were predominantly small farms. The Gini index indicates a high concentration of Polish farms, a medium concentration of Hungarian and Slovakian farms, and a low concentration of Czech companies. In terms of financial profitability, Hungarian and Polish companies are the most favorable, while Slovak farms are the least favorable. Polish companies exhibit significant heterogeneity, which may also be attributed to high concentration. The results suggest that higher financial profitability is associated with a lower debt rate in the capital structure. Based on the examined sample, there is no close relationship between farm size and financial efficiency in the case of companies engaged in arable crop production in the V4 countries. This study also found that as farm size increases, the profit (EBIT) tends to increase, but the magnitude of this effect varies among the companies in different countries. The study’s findings also support that other factors play a role in the development of profitability.

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Income and Asset Situation of Companies Producing Arable Crops in the Visegrad Countries

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2023

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“…Faced with increasing food demand, it is necessary that China increase the yield of cultivated land to alleviate the tight balance between food supply and demand [12]. There are two ways to increase grain yield of cultivated land, including increasing the yield per unit area of cultivated land [13] and expanding the area of cultivated land [14,15]. The use of chemical substances, such as fertilizers and pesticides, in agriculture has long been an effective measure to increase production [16].…”

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Assessing the Influence of Water Conservancy Projects on China’s Reserve Resources for Cultivated Land

Yao,

He,

et al. 2023

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The development of reserve resources of cultivated land (RRCL) is a vital way of supplementing cultivated land in the northern arid and semi-arid regions of China. This study developed a suitability evaluation system for reserve resources of cultivated land from the nature–function–environment perspective. The evaluation considered the construction of water conservancy projects, establishing two scenarios of rain-fed and irrigated agriculture. The evaluation results for unused land were divided into four levels, including highly suitable, relatively suitable, moderately suitable and unsuitable, using the three-dimensional Rubik’s cube spatial classification method. The results show that: (1) Under the rain-fed agriculture scenario, the developable quantity and quality of unused land were poor. The potential area of reserve resources of cultivated land only accounted for 5% of the total area. (2) Under the irrigated agriculture scenario, the potential area of reserve resources of cultivated land increased to 21% of the total unused land. The areas were mainly distributed in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Gansu. The research considered the impact of water conservancy projects on the development and utilization of reserve resources of cultivated land. It can provide references for the development of arable land resources and territorial spatial planning in China.

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Policy instruments as a trigger for urban sprawl deceleration: monitoring the stability and transformations of green areas

Filepné Kovács,

Varga,

Kukulska-Kozieł

et al. 2024

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The socialist era postponed suburbanisation in Central and Eastern European countries. After 1990, the process became extremely intensive and transformed the compact form of cities into more decentralised and dispersed urban structures. Therefore, the study aims to identify the main trends in land-cover transformation caused by urban sprawl in peri-urban areas of three Central and Eastern European cities (NUTS 3 level: the Pest County, Bratislava Region, and Krakowski subregion). In addition, we identified various policy tools for green infrastructure protection. We further investigated the extent to which the presence of legal means of nature conservation affects the stability of natural and seminatural areas. The research used an original questionnaire and spatio-temporal analysis. It has been confirmed that after decades of socialism, a highly intensive urban sprawl process started in the analysed regions. It generally slowed down after 2000 except for the Krakowski subregion. The majority of new artificial areas replaced agricultural land. Despite the dynamic urban sprawl, almost one-third of the analysed Central and Eastern European peri-urban areas were stable natural and seminatural areas. The traditional nature conservation tools proved to be effective in preserving natural and seminatural areas, but the protection of landscapes exposed to urban sprawl needs specific tools. The effectiveness of urban sprawl control is hindered by the fact that spatial planning competences are dispersed. This research may influence monitoring urban sprawl and offer an innovative method because it combines spatial analysis (quantitative approach) with the impact of policy tools (qualitative approach).

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Changes in Spatial Distribution of Arable Land, Crop Production and Yield of Selected Crops in the EU Countries after 2004

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References 34 publications

Income and Asset Situation of Companies Producing Arable Crops in the Visegrad Countries

Income and Asset Situation of Companies Producing Arable Crops in the Visegrad Countries

Assessing the Influence of Water Conservancy Projects on China’s Reserve Resources for Cultivated Land

Policy instruments as a trigger for urban sprawl deceleration: monitoring the stability and transformations of green areas

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