Development tendencies in crop production in Slovakia after 2004 – regional differentiations

Némethová, Jana; Midler, Milan; Civáň, Marek

doi:10.5513/jcea01/19.1.2040

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“…Rudnicki (2009) hints at the deepening regional disparities in Polish agriculture. In the Czech Republic a similar topic was dealt with in the works of Kabrda and Jančák (2007) and by Slovakia Spišiak et al (2005), Kramáreková (2014, 2017), Némethová and Civáň (2017) and Némethová, Midler and Civáň (2018).…”

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Development of crop production in the Slovakia and Czechia after the year 2004 in comparison with V4 countries

Némethová

Svobodová

Krejčí

et al. 2020

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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The V4 countries went through a transformation of their entire economies, including the agricultural sector, in the 1990s. Each of these countries approached the transformation of agriculture differently, but later the V4 countries’ approach to agricultural development was unified by the EU's common agricultural policy. The aim of the paper was to compare the development of the production (sown area and hectare yield) of selected most commonly cultivated crops in Slovak and Czech regions (NUTS 3) in the period between 2004 and 2017. The development of production in these two countries was also evaluated against the trends of V4 countries. Based on these analyses, common and specific agriculture development trends in V4 countries were revealed. A chronological average was used to evaluate the average values of the monitored indicators in the period from 2004 to 2017 in Slovak and Czech regions. To express the development of the given indicators between 2004 and 2017, the change index was used and visualised cartographically. Regression analysis was used to show the development trends of agricultural production in the V4 countries. In general, the agricultural sectors in the V4 countries show similar characteristics with similar trends, and the average hectare yield has a modest growing trend. In terms of the structure of the cultivated plants, the size of the cultivated areas, the volume of production and the average hectare yields, there have been considerable changes to crop farming in Slovak and Czech regions. The study showed that the changes in the agrarian sector after the year 2004 conditioned by the entry of Czechia and Slovakia into the European Union were reflected in a decrease in crop production and an increase in regional disparities. From the point of view of the production indicator expressing the hectare yield of crops, Czechia achieves better indicator values than does Slovakia.

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Development of crop production in the Slovakia and Czechia after the year 2004 in comparison with V4 countries

Némethová

Svobodová

Krejčí

et al. 2020

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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“…In temperate and higher latitudes, as well as at elevated altitudes, an augmentation in agricultural productivity may be observed contingent upon the cultivated crop varieties, vegetative periods, precipitation levels, and temperature fluctuations [32,33]. For instance, in the context of mountainous regions of the Himalayas, it has been reported that the elevation in average temperatures due to climatic shifts has the potential to expedite the development and growth of winter crops, consequently enhancing crop yield [32].…”

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The Efficiency of Agricultural Land Use in Mountainous Areas: Mathematical Modeling

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Kolpak,

Makar

et al. 2023

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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This study aims to quantify the spatial changes in farmland and model the efficiency of their use in mountainous territories, considering climate, topographical characteristics, and the development of exogenous geological processes. The main factors affecting land-use efficiency were assessed using qualitative and quantitative fact-finding, correlation analysis, and Geographic Information Systems tools. Accordingly, 14 major influencing factors were identified. A correlation and regression analysis was performed to resolve the modelling task. Using the correlation analysis methodology, the impact of each factor on the required indicator was quantified. The model developed shows that the land structure and production volume mainly influence land-use efficiency in agriculture. This finding fits well with pan-European studies. There is an annual trend towards more efficient use of farmland. In general, mountainous regions may provide high indicators of agricultural production under conditions of warm climate, sufficient moisture content, soil fertility and/or moderate fertilization, control of erosion processes, and predominance of low hypsometric heights. The developed model allows for optimizing the utilization of land resources, improving soil fertility and crop yields, and finding the right decisions for preventing the development of unfavourable processes.

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“…Since 2009, crop production has dominated over livestock production in Slovakia. The share of crop production in the total gross agricultural output is currently 60% [9]. According to Věžník et al [10], Svobodová [11], Szabo et al [4] and Scriecia [12], similar trends of development in agricultural production are also occurring in other new member states (e.g., Czechia, Hungary, Romania) following EU accession.…”

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Development Trends in the Crop Production in Slovakia after Accession to the European Union—Case Study, Slovakia

Némethová

Rybanský

2021

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The development of agriculture in Slovakia in the last three decades has been influenced by two events: the transformation of agriculture after 1989 and Slovakia’s accession to the European Union in 2004. In this paper, we analyze the effects of Slovakia’s accession to the European Union on the development and structure of crop production. The aim of the paper was to identify connections, parallels and differences between the developments of the sown areas of the most important crops at the level of Slovakia and its regions in the period 2004–2020. Cluster analysis based on the similarity of the development of the sown areas divided the crops into four clusters (cereals; sugar-beet; oilseeds, multiannual fodder crops, maize; legumes, vegetables, potatoes). Multivariate analyses of the time series of sown areas also revealed similarities and differences between the regions of Slovakia. The results of the analysis point to regional differentiation and the identify two clusters. The first cluster comprises the Nitra and Trnava Regions, while the second cluster consists of the remaining six regions. The study has shown that changes in the agrarian sector after 2004, conditioned by Slovakia’s accession to the European Union, have been reflected in changes in the area and structure of cultivated crops, and in the differentiated development of sown areas.

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Development tendencies in crop production in Slovakia after 2004 – regional differentiations

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Development of crop production in the Slovakia and Czechia after the year 2004 in comparison with V4 countries

Development of crop production in the Slovakia and Czechia after the year 2004 in comparison with V4 countries

The Efficiency of Agricultural Land Use in Mountainous Areas: Mathematical Modeling

Development Trends in the Crop Production in Slovakia after Accession to the European Union—Case Study, Slovakia

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