Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2008, 54(9):399-405 | DOI: 10.17221/2698-AGRICECON

Issues of competitiveness of the present agriculture

V. Bečvářová
Department of Regional and Business Economics, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic

The paper deals with the crucial phenomena of changes of the entrepreneurial environment of agriculture caused by the globalisation processes in the agrarian sector and their connection with the criteria of competitiveness of the present agricultural enterprises. It examines the influence of forming agribusiness and the demand driven terms of commodity chains functioning on the position of agricultural companies and the directly related segments in the field of the processing of agricultural products from the perspective of achieving competitive advantage. In this connection, the methodological approach to competitiveness is discussed according to the horizontal level, i.e. the particular stage of production or processing of the final product, and the vertical level, i.e. the interconnection of the individual stages of the vertical and their share in the value added in the final product as a prerequisite of the successful participation in forming competitiveness.

Keywords: agricultural enterprise, agribusiness, competitiveness, economic costs, commodity chain

Published: September 30, 2008  Show citation

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