The analytical assessment of the weaknesses of the agriculture of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County based on empirical research results

Abstract

In our empirical research, we examined the agriculture of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. We surveyed the situation of agriculture through farmers using certain criteria to rank the situation within the framework of a SWOT analysis. The responses received from farmers in the county were quantified and evaluated on the basis of what these farmers have considered to be true. The interdisciplinary study of agriculture is a timely and important task. It can be enforced on the basis of systemic contexts studying not only food production but also environmental issues, preservation of rural habitats, employment, and regional development.

Assessing soil quality changes after 10 years of agricultural activities in eastern Hungary*

“…Farmers, stakeholders, agricultural planners and decision makers may be interested in the output of this research, which can be useful in areas where more attention should be paid to the sustainability of land use and natural resources, as well as to the creation of a constructive plan for monitoring and measuring the inputs and outputs of the agricultural biosystem in Debrecen, taking into consideration the drastic impact of intensive agriculture in the study area. However, a new generation of precision agriculture and low‐input sustainable agriculture (LISA) seems to offer a promising management approach to soil sustainability in Hungary (Debrecen) (Nagy, 2012; Riczu et al ., 2012; Schmidt et al ., 2012; Birkás, 2018; Sisák et al ., 2018; Takács et al ., 2020).…”