The determinants of adopting organic farming practices: a case study in the Czech Republic

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Result language

čeština

Original language name

The determinants of adopting organic farming practices: a case study in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Th e presented article focuses on an analysis of the phenomena appearing in the implementation of the transition from classic conventional technology in the production of agricultural food products to an ecological manner of farming. Th e main objectiveis an empirical analysis of the determinants of the implementation of ecological production technology, whereby not only is their defi nition focused on, but also the quantifi cation of the level of their eff ect. Th e primary methodological tool for achieving the objective is a binary choice model, which was estimated in three variants ? probit model, logit model and linear probability model. Th ese estimations are conducted on the basis of the unbalanced panel data from 531 agricultural businesses ? legal entities obtained over the time period 2004?2008. Results of the analyses indicate that the transition to and implementation of the organic production technology is negatively aff ected primarily by the higher age of the farmers and

Czech name

The determinants of adopting organic farming practices: a case study in the Czech Republic

Czech description

Th e presented article focuses on an analysis of the phenomena appearing in the implementation of the transition from classic conventional technology in the production of agricultural food products to an ecological manner of farming. Th e main objectiveis an empirical analysis of the determinants of the implementation of ecological production technology, whereby not only is their defi nition focused on, but also the quantifi cation of the level of their eff ect. Th e primary methodological tool for achieving the objective is a binary choice model, which was estimated in three variants ? probit model, logit model and linear probability model. Th ese estimations are conducted on the basis of the unbalanced panel data from 531 agricultural businesses ? legal entities obtained over the time period 2004?2008. Results of the analyses indicate that the transition to and implementation of the organic production technology is negatively aff ected primarily by the higher age of the farmers and

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

GA - Agricultural economics

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2013

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika)

ISSN

0139-570X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

59

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

19-28

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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