The characteristics of small farms and their development opportunities in Hungary

Kemény, Gábor; Rácz, Katalin; Hamza, Eszter; Szilárd, Keszthelyi; Tóth, Orsolya; Varga, Éva

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“…According to economic power of average farm, although small farms play important role in Hungarian agriculture, unfortunately almost 85% of total sum of farms generate standard output lower than 4,000 EUR, or 65% of them generate even less than 2,000 EUR (Süveg, 2015). It could be mentioned that within the EU-28, there were around 12 million registered farms in 2010, where at 60% of them standard output did not approach to 4,000 EUR (Kemény et al, 2017).…”

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Investment activity of Serbian farms comparing to neighboring countries: Application of FADN indicators

Ivanović¹,

Nastić²,

Jeločnik³

2020

Ekonomika

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Investments are precondition for profitable, efficient and sustainable agricultural production. As a consequence of market liberalization Serbian farmers are competing with EU and neighbouring farmers, therefore it is important to compare investments in Serbian farms with investments in farms in neighbouring countries which have already became EU members (Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria). The goal of this research was to analyse investments in the most important farm types in Serbia (mixed type of farms and farms specialized in crop production) and to compare it with appropriate investments in above mentioned countries. To achieve this goal authors used FADN methodology and relevant EU and Serbian databases and publications. The research results revealed that investments in Serbian farms are similar or even higher comparing to investments in observed countries, although level of investment's subsidies in Serbia is modest. Net investments are especially high for mixed Serbian farms, allowing development of even less present livestock production types. Future research should be directed towards evidence and comparison of subsidies on investments according to FADN methodology in Serbia and EU countries.

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Investment activity of Serbian farms comparing to neighboring countries: Application of FADN indicators

Ivanović¹,

Nastić²,

Jeločnik³

2020

Ekonomika

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“…In Hungary, it was about 40%; however, Poland family farms accounted for more than 75% of the value of agricultural output produced by the sector (European Commission 2023). As follows from the above characteristics, the significance of family farms in terms of their volume and production varies in particular Visegrad countries, their importance is indisputable and they are believed to be key drivers of taking on responsibility for the multifunctional development of rural areas in all Visegrad countries (Kowalski et al 2010;Kémeny et al 2017;Hlavsa et al 2020;Némethová and Rybanský 2021).…”

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The effects of COVID-19 crisis on small family farms: Empirical evidence from Visegrad countries

Blažková,

Svatošová,

Chmelíková

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Agric. Econ. - Czech

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This paper aims to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on small family farms in Visegrad countries and to provide evidence of how they have responded and coped with the crisis. We conducted our investigation using an exploratory qualitative research design based on 86 semistructured in-depth interviews with owners or responsible managers, and explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on different areas of their businesses, such as human resources, supplier--customer relations, production, distribution channels or strategies, price of inputs and outputs and business models. Our findings showed that small family farms have been resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several negative impacts were identified, such as a decrease in sales due to the closure of accommodation and restaurant services, delays in the supply of inputs, and minor problems with the availability of workers, but those were perceived to be moderate. However, the COVID-19 pandemic created not only difficult challenges but also opportunities for small farms. Based on our findings, three main recommendations regarding the adaptability and resilience of family farms in Visegrad countries have been formulated: i) the importance of a diversification strategy, ii) selling through short supply chains, and iii) digitalisation of agriculture.

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The characteristics of small farms and their development opportunities in Hungary

Abstract: Small farms amount the largest group of agricultural holdings in Hun-

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Investment activity of Serbian farms comparing to neighboring countries: Application of FADN indicators

Investment activity of Serbian farms comparing to neighboring countries: Application of FADN indicators

The effects of COVID-19 crisis on small family farms: Empirical evidence from Visegrad countries

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