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András Nábrádi,University of Debrecen, Hungary, Contents Prof. Dr. János Lazányi,University of Debrecen, Hungary Proposed Editors: SCIENTIFIC PAPERS Prof. Zorica Vasiljevis, PhD, Prof. Danilo Tomié, PhD ROLE OF INNOVATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE - INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONS by András Nábrádi ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Executive Editorial Board: EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH AND CONSULTING WORK IN AGRICULTURE OF SERBIA Prof. Dr. Bruce Ahrendsen, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA by Drago Cvijanovic............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Dr. Josip Juracak, University of Zagreb, Croatia Dr. Elena Kovtun, National Agricultural University of Ukraine RÉGIÓNÁL IDENTITY IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: THREE CASE STUDIES OF RÉGIÓNÁL BRANDING Prof. Dr. Edward Majewski, University of Life Sciences Warsaw, Poland by ir. Lies Messely, dr. ir. Joost Dessein and dr. ir. Ludwig Lauwers ............................................................................... 19 Dr. George Robertson, Scottish Agricultural University, Scotland AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN COOPERATIVE UNIONS IN SERBIA by Prof. Dr. Ivana Ticha, University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Miladin M. Sevarlic, Marija M. Nikolic, Richard Simmons ............................................................................................. 25 Prof. Dr. Zorica Vasiljevic, University of Belgrade, Serbia THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE - DIMENSIONS AND CORRELATIONS by Mirela Matei, Honorary Editors: Adrián Stancu, Predrag Vukovic.......................................................................................................................................... 33 Prof. Dr. Peter Bielik, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia ADJUSTMENT OF POLAND’S AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECTOR TO CHALLENGES OF AGRICULTURAL Dr. Jim Booth, Aberdeen, Scotland, POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by A. Kowalski, M. Wigier, P. Chmielinski ................................................... 39 Prof. Dr. Harry Bremmers, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Prof. Dr. Slobodan Ceranic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, SMALL AND MÉDIUM ENTERPRISES AS DEVELOPMENT FACTOR OF AGRIBUSINESS IN REPUBLIC OF Prof. Dr. Dr. He. Mark Cochran, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville USA, SERBIA by Radojka Maletic, Slobodan Ceranic............................................................. 45 Prof. Dr. Csaba Csáki, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary, STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA - SMALL FARMS BETWEEN SUBSISTENCE Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany, ORIENTATION AND MODERNIZATION by Matteo Vittuari, Andrea S eg ré.............................................................. 51 Dr. Garth Entwistle, Scottish Agricultural College, Scotland, MODELING MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF AGRICULTURE AT A FARM-LEVEL: THE CASE OF KERKINI Dr. Akimi Fujimoto, Tokio University of Agriculture, Japan Prof. Dr. Patrick De Groote, Hasselt University, Belgium DISTRICT, NORTHERN GREECE by Michael Vassalos, Carl R. Dillon, Dávid Freshwater, Pavlos Karanikolas . 59 Dr. Simon Heath, ICA, Coppenhagen, Denmark, ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND COMPETITIVENESS ON SMALL BEEKEEPING FARMS IN SELECTED Prof. Dr. Jan Hron, University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic DISTRICTS OF SERBIA by Slaöana Marinkovic, Nebojsa N edic................................................................................. 65 Dr. Ranjith Ihalanayake, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia WHO BENEFITS FROM EMOTIONAL LABOUR? by Kornélia Lazányi .................................................................. 71 Dr. Róbert Kowalski, University of Wolverhampton, UK, Dr. Mary Mc Carthy,University College Cork, Ireland, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES IN HUNGARY - SOLID BIOMASS UTILIZATION IN TERMS OF Prof. Dr. Dávid McKenzie,Scottish Agricultural College, Aberdeen, Scotland, NECESSITY AND OPPORTUNITY by Veronika Erős and Tamás Biró ...................................................................... 75 Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Novkovic, University of Növi Sad, Serbia, THE ROLE OF CHAMBER SYSTEM IN DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICOMMERCE IN SERBIA by Emil Cukié . 79 Prof. Dr. József Popp, Research Institute of Agricultural Econonomics, Hungary, GENERALIZED COEFFICIENTS OF GOODS QUALITY AND SATISFYING OF CONSUMERS DEMAND Prof. Dr. Zoltán Szakály,University of Kaposvár, Hungary, by Lenar Safiullin, Nail Safiullin, Gulnara N. Ismagilova ................................................................................................ 83 Prof. Dr. Danilo Tomié, Serbian Association of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia, Prof. Dr. Mária Yincze, University of Babes Bolyai, Cluj, Napoca, Románia, FARM-RETAIL PRICE TRANSMISSION IN MALAYSIÁN PORK SECTOR by Tey (John) Yeong-Sheng, Randy Prof. Dr. Dr. He. Harald von Witzke, Humbold University, Berlin, Germany, Stringer and Wendy Umberger ............................................................................................................................................ 87 This number is published with the financial support of University of Debrecen, Faculty of Applied Economics and Rural BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER MARKÉT, ITS STATE AND DEVELOPMENT Development and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hungary. UNDER PRESENT-DAY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS by V Khodarchenko ............................................................. 93 English Editor: PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT USING BY A SPECIFIED FUTURES MODEL by László Kozár PhD ................. 97 Dr. Troy B. Wiwczaroski UD, Debrecen, Hungary PHD SUMMARIES APPLIED STUDIES IN AGRIBUSINESS AND COMMERCE Official Periodical ofthe International MBA NetWork in Agribusiness and Commerce: COMPETIVENES S OF THE HUNGÁRIÁN PIG SECTOR by Andrea Bartha PhD student .................................... 103 APSTRACT® REVIEWS ©AGRIMBA Editor-in-chief: Prof. Dr. Wim Heijman Wageningen University GREEN HOUSE GAS MITIGATION AND HEADLINE TARGETS OF EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY Editorial ojfice: Debrecen University, H-4015 P.O. 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Schipper ........................................................................................................................................................................ 119 Home Page: http://www.apstract.net E-mail: editor-apstract@ agr.unideb.hu INFORMATION FÓR AUTHORS 121 pplied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce - APSTRACT I groinform Publishing House, Budapest J 4 ARIES :i|Sí COMPETIVENESS OF THE HUNGÁRIÁN PIG SECTOR Andrea Bartha PhD student University of Debrecen, Faculty of Applied Economics and Rural Development [email protected] Jbstract: The number of Hungárián pig population was 3.2 millión in February 2010, 150 thousand less than in the previous year. This included 226 thousand brood sows, 54 thousand less than in the previous year, and this number is expected to fali further next year. In the pást two years the number of brood sows decreased to a larger extent in economic organizations than in priváté farms (KSH, 2010). Despite the rising costs of feedingstuffs, producer prices fór slaughter pigs have decreased, therefore priváté farms with small herds of brood sows have sold their breeding animals fór slaughterhouses. However, economic organizations mostly tried to restructure their production and piacé emphasis on plánt production, thus improving their situation. These markét changes indicate that the sector continues to scale down, production shrinks, markét losses are continuous within the sector and vulnerability threaten the players of the product cycle increasingly. Key words: Pig production, Consumption, Competitiveness, Sector analysis 1. Introduction by the addressed practical experts were collected and a comprehensive table was prepared which includes all the Developing Hungárián pig production has ceased to exist fór problems on product cycle level to determine the results and alsó a long time; in addition, the most crucial problem is posed by the to cease the reason of the problem. Examination was carried out deterioration of its intemational competitiveness. However, it is to find out what measures fór the improvement or the removal of to be highlighted that these competitive disadvantages are nőt the problem had been carried out so far. Finally, in certain cases, merely due to national insufficiencies. The effects of recommendations