Human Capital and Eco-Contractual Governance in Small Farms in Poland: Simultaneous Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Ordinal Variables

Czyżewski, Bazyli; Sapa, Agnieszka; Kułyk, Piotr

doi:10.3390/agriculture11010046

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“…The high value of the HCI can bring the agricultural sector into a more productive sector by implementing various innovations and new technologies [25]. This is because human capital refers to a person's level of ability and skill in developing a business, so that higher human capital will encourage higher levels of technology adoption by farmers and encourage farming efficiency [26]. In addition, increasing the HCI can encourage public awareness to maintain agricultural land sustainability and increase the implementation of environmentally friendly agriculture [27].…”

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Determinant Factors of the Agricultural Land Sustainability in Indonesia

Prasada¹,

Nugroho²

2022

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Smart and Innovative Agriculture (ICoSIA 2021)

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Land used for agriculture activities is recognized to have a low rental value compared to land used for industrial and trade sectors. As a result, agricultural land is increasingly under pressure to be converted to non-agricultural land, posing a danger to Indonesia's agricultural land sustainability. This study was conducted to determine the factors that affect agricultural land sustainability in Indonesia. The data used in this study was gathered from the World Bank, FAO, and PWT. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) model was used to analyze the data. The findings reveal that the agricultural land sustainability in Indonesia is influenced by agriculture, forestry, and fishing value-added, real consumption of households and government, rural population growth, and human capital index.

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Determinant Factors of the Agricultural Land Sustainability in Indonesia

Prasada¹,

Nugroho²

2022

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Smart and Innovative Agriculture (ICoSIA 2021)

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“…There are scientific reports indicating that farmers' ages and family sizes have a positive impact on EE, both of which can be considered components of human capital [46]. Furthermore, there are studies indicating the broad importance of human capital for agriculture, including its impact on EE [47]. In view of the abovementioned results, the next value analysed was human capital efficiency (HCE).…”

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Eco-Efficiency and Human Capital Efficiency: Example of Small- and Medium-Sized Family Farms in Selected European Countries

Polcyn

2021

Sustainability

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Small- and medium-sized family farms are places to live and sources of income for about half of the population. The aim of this analysis was to determine the relationship between eco-efficiency and human capital efficiency on small- and medium-sized family farms. The analysis was carried out using an economic measure (value of agricultural production per work hour calculated per hectare) and two synthetic measures (human capital and environmental measures). The synthetic measures were determined using the TOPSIS-CRITIC method by defining weights for variables used in the measures. The analysis covered five countries: Lithuania (960 farms), Moldavia (532 farms), Poland (696 farms), Romania (872 farms) and Serbia (524 farms). All of these countries are characterised by a high fragmentation of agricultural holdings. The analysis allowed us to formulate the following conclusions: eco-efficiency and human capital efficiency indices increased with area for small- and medium-sized family farms. An increase in the eco-efficiency index with an increase in farm area suggests that the smaller the farm area, the more extensive the agricultural production that was carried out. In addition, an increase in human capital efficiency with an increase in farm area indicates that there was inefficiency in the utilisation of human capital resources on the agricultural farms studied.

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“…Experience is particularly significant in agriculture, where specific features of production processes are due to their links to natural conditions. Many scientific monographs underline the significance of human capital in agriculture [38][39][40]. They imply that human resources directly influence agriculture productivity due to how farmers utilize and combine outlays.…”

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The Competitiveness of Agriculture in EU Member States According to the Competitiveness Pyramid Model

Nowak

Różańska-Boczula

2021

Agriculture

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Agriculture in the European Union is highly differentiated, and one of the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy is to improve agricultural competitiveness. Therefore, surveys regarding the competitiveness of agriculture and grouping countries of the European Union (EU) according to similar characteristics of agriculture are very valuable. They help make strategic decisions concerning the agricultural sector. This paper aims to evaluate the agricultural competitiveness of EU member states in 2010–2019. Data used is derived from the Eurostat and FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network). The study employed a competitiveness pyramid model based on two groups of factors–competitiveness sources (bottom of the pyramid) and competitiveness effects. Partial components allocated to the groups mentioned above of factors were used to calculate a synthetic measure to determine the level of agricultural competitiveness in respective countries. The studies revealed that EU agriculture varies both in terms of resources and relationships between production factors, as well as the efficiency of their utilization. A clear difference in the level of competitiveness occurred between old and new member states, although some new countries ranked relatively high in terms of competitiveness sources (Czechia and Poland). Belgium scored highest for the synthetic measure of agricultural competitiveness in 2010–2019, and Cyprus had the lowest. It was demonstrated that human resources were of utmost importance in the structure of competitiveness sources. In turn, the average holding area determined the management conditions to the highest extent.

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Human Capital and Eco-Contractual Governance in Small Farms in Poland: Simultaneous Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Ordinal Variables

Cited by 16 publications

References 78 publications

Determinant Factors of the Agricultural Land Sustainability in Indonesia

Determinant Factors of the Agricultural Land Sustainability in Indonesia

Eco-Efficiency and Human Capital Efficiency: Example of Small- and Medium-Sized Family Farms in Selected European Countries

The Competitiveness of Agriculture in EU Member States According to the Competitiveness Pyramid Model

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