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Regional Differences in Agriculture in Slovakia After Its Accession to the European Union QUAESTIONES GEOGRAPHICAE 36(2) • 2017 REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN AGRICULTURE IN SLOVAKIA AFTER ITS ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION Jana némethová, marek Civáň Department of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia Manuscript received: October 2, 2015 Revised version: January 18, 2017 némethová J., Civáň m., 2017. Regional differences in agriculture in Slovakia after its accession to the European Union. Quaestiones Geographicae 36(2), Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań, pp. 9–21, 9 figs. ABSTRACT: The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union is reflected in the development of agricultural pro- duction in Slovakia. The development of livestock production faced significant changes reflected in its overall decrease. The decrease in the level of agricultural production in Slovakia between 2002 and 2010 is shown by several indicators assessed in this paper. Its main aim is to highlight differences in Slovak agriculture at the level of LAU I, which are districts of Slovakia, according to the selected indicators of agricultural production between 2002 and 2010. We analyse the development of regional differences in Slovak agriculture that have widened under the influence of the EU Com- mon Agricultural Policy. The development of selected indicators of agricultural production was analysed using the change index, which best represents differences in the development of agriculture in the Slovak regions. KEY WORDS: Common Agricultural Policy, Slovak agriculture, indicators of crop and livestock production, agricultural employment, regional differences Corresponding author: Jana Némethová, Department of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia; e-mail: [email protected] Introduction gross domestic product – showing a downward trend (4.54% in 2002, 2.87% in 2012), or the share The changes that occurred in the agricultural of employees in agriculture in overall employ- production of Slovakia in the period from 2002 to ment (5.06% in 2004, 2.93% in 2012). Another rel- 2010 were associated with the country’s prepara- evant parameter is a crop to livestock production tion and later accession to the European Union ratio. The share of livestock production in the ag- and the adoption of the EU Common Agricultural gregate volume of gross agricultural production Policy (CAP) by the new member states. This was higher before 1990. The social, political and policy significantly influences Slovakia’s nation- economic changes after 1990 altered this ratio al agricultural policy. The accession enabled the and the proportion of crop production started to country to draw yearly financial resources sup- increase. Changes related to the implementation porting agriculture, which should serve to in- of the CAP after 2004 were also reflected in the crease its level and efficiency in general. There overall development of crop and livestock pro- are important indicators of the level and perfor- duction in Slovakia, while livestock production mance of Slovak agriculture, such as its share in itself was hit by more significant changes that © 2017 Author(s) This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license doi: 10.1515/ quageo–2017–0011Unauthenticated DownloadISSN 0137–477X Date | 1/14/18 11:56 PM 10 JANA NémEThová, mArEk CIváň resulted in its decline. Its share in the aggregate authors (e.g. Střeleček et al. 2004; kabrda, Jančák volume of gross agricultural production reached 2006; věžník, konečný 2011; Svobodová 2011; 54.33% in 2002, but dropped to 46.10% in 2010. Svobodová, věžník 2011; věžník, Svobodová Livestock production prevailed over crop pro- 2012; král et al. 2012). The Czech agricultural duction till 2004, but Slovakia’s accession to the sector has undergone many changes, not only EU changed this situation and the higher propor- the reduction of employees. Over the last 30 tion in the aggregate volume of gross agricultural years, there has been a rapid decline in particular production became typical of crop production. breeds of animals, a transformation of their struc- The development tendencies of agricultural ture and way of breeding and the structure of the structures as a consequence of the transforma- general food sector (věžník et al. 2013). vaishar tion of agriculture and the accession to the EU and Zapletalová (2009) highlight a growing role was an object of many geographical studies, such of agriculture as an element of landscape mainte- as Spišiak et al. (2005), Spišiak (2011), Spišiak, nance in the majority of border regions because Némethová (2008), Némethová (2009a, 2009b, those regions are usually characterised by unfa- 2010), or Holúbek et al. (2013). Joining the EU vourable farming conditions. caused the adoption of the CAP in the Slovak agri- Many foreign authors have compared struc- culture and the adaptation of its conditions to the tural changes in agriculture in various states EU common market. On the one hand, Slovak ag- after their joining the EU (kulikowski 2005; riculture has to be competitive at this market, but kołodziejczak 2006; Buchenrieder, möllers 2009; on the other, there are unequal conditions across Csaki et al. 2010; kołodziejczak, kossowski 2011, the whole EU, which is reflected in lower subsi- etc.). Buchenrieder and möllers (2009) analysed dies in the new EU member states in comparison the development of the countryside and com- with the other (old) ones. Slovak EU membership pared structural changes in agriculture across se- was reflected in higher government expenditure lected new EU member states (Romania, Poland, on agriculture and caused an increase in agricul- Hungary, Bulgaria). The situation in Poland from tural prices that became closer to those in the EU the perspective of beneficiaries of the European (Némethová et al. 2014). A comparison of CAP ef- funds was examined by Rudnicki (2013). On the fects on the development of agricultural produc- other hand, Shucksmith et al. (2005) presented ru- tion – the volume and production of foreign trade ral diversity in terms of demography and related according to EU-27 of 2004 – was made by Buday indicators (e.g. the level of education, productive et al. (2012). The expected influence of the CAP age of employees in agriculture) as well as the on the development of agricultural production in environmental aspect. They also concentrated on Slovakia was studied by Falťanová (2008), while the different economic performance of rural are- marušinec and Škriečka (2009) analysed the sup- as (e.g. market principles, institutions, networks, port system in agriculture. A detailed study of the organisations). According to the afore-mentioned effects of potential scenarios of the CAP after 2013 authors, rural regions contribute to the quality of in Slovakia was presented by Uhrinčaťová (2011). life because of their wide range of possibilities. The impact of the transition period as well as that Ramniceanu and Ackrill (2007) point out the after joining the EU was reflected in the general strengthening position of the revitalisation of ag- use of farmland. A dilapidation of the cultural riculture and its non-productive functions in the agricultural landscape became evident after 1989 development of the countryside. as well as a progressive overgrowing of pastures and meadows by non-forest trees and shrubs. This became a problem of non-use of large-scale Materials and methods landscapes. Such overgrowing processes are es- pecially a consequence of general stagnation in The level of agricultural production in agriculture, especially in livestock production Slovakia and its regional differences during (Zaušková et al. 2012). the period between 2002 and 2010 are assessed The effects of the CAP on the agriculture and in terms of such indicators as the production countryside of the Czech Republic as well as re- of selected crops, the number of livestock units gional differences have been explored by many and their intensity, the number of employees in Unauthenticated Download Date | 1/14/18 11:56 PM REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN AGRICULTURE IN SLOVAKIA AFTER ITS ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION 11 agriculture and their share in overall employ- registered, while infinity (theoretically) means ment in Slovakia. The main goal of the paper is to the absence of the element in a territorial unit at analyse geographical differences in the develop- the beginning of the reference period (Bičík et al. ment of agriculture in Slovakia at the LAU I lev- 2010). This index was used to assess the dynam- el. The CAP not only did not diminish those ine- ics of change in the development of agriculture in qualities, but they became even wider. Regional particular regions in Slovakia at the LAU I level, disparities in Slovak agriculture are also a result while the indicators of crop production and the of historical development determined by various number of livestock units revealed regional dif- soil and climatic conditions. Different produc- ferences in agriculture. tion and economic conditions in the agricultural sector have an impact on agricultural production in particular areas. The establishment of such re- Results: development of the production gions is also determined by significant regional of selected crops contrasts in the Slovak conditions (Gozora 2006 in marcinčáková 2013). one of the main goals of Slovakia’s accession
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