Economic evaluation of farms participating in the agro-environmental programmes in terms of their development

摘要

In 2007 a farm study was conducted on 30 grassland-based livestock farms that participated in the Rural Development Programme (RDP). Mean farm area was 19.69 ha (range 2.2-182 0 ha) and farms were divided into 4 groups: 1-10, 10-20, 20-50 and >50 ha.The mean proportion of permanent grasslands was 53.8%. Crop production comprised bulk feeds and feed grain (oats), cereal mixtures, triticale and barley. Cereals accounted for 78.5% of crop area, root crops 9.4% and legumes 2.1%. The highest livestock (cattle, pigs, horses, poultry) density per ha of arable land (AL) (mean 0.5 LU) was on farms in the 20-50 ha category. Both the farm investments in fixed assets and average direct costs of crop and animal production were low. The revenue from agriculturalproduction was medium and low. The proportion of subsidies from the RDP was high (17%). Gross margin was medium and low, and its value per ha of AL and per capita increased with the increase of farm area (except in the 20.1-50,0 ha size category). The effectiveness of fixed assets was high: its index ranged from 0.39 to 0.58 with a mean of 0.43. Only 23% of surveyed farms had a chance of further development.