Influence of policy measures on the competitiveness of the sugar industry in the Czech Republic
The sugar industry in the Czech Republic is one of the branches of food production that since the end of nineties has been strongly protected by agricultural policy. Here, we will deal with the question how the Czech agricultural policy affected the competitiveness of the sugar industry during trans...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2003-06-01
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| Series: | Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON) |
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| Online Access: | https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-200306-0003_influence-of-policy-measures-on-the-competitiveness-of-the-sugar-industry-in-the-czech-republic.php |
| Summary: | The sugar industry in the Czech Republic is one of the branches of food production that since the end of nineties has been strongly protected by agricultural policy. Here, we will deal with the question how the Czech agricultural policy affected the competitiveness of the sugar industry during transformation. From the analysis, it can be derived that not only agricultural measures but also organisational changes inside the enterprises, as well as modernisation and increasing capacity of plants that all took place before the enforced political aid, supported the stabilisation of sugar beet farming and the sugar industry in the Czech Republic and its competitiveness in the national market. |
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| ISSN: | 0139-570X 1805-9295 |