Formulation of fertilization plan is important task in agricultural production, but frequently performed by advisors without necessary information about individual plots and fertilisation practices applied by individual farmers. With increasing concerns for environment and sustainable production...

After accession to European Union in 2004 direct payments became very important income source also for farmers in Slovenia. But agricultural policy in place at accession changed significantly in year 2007 as result of CAP reform implementation. The objective of this study was to evaluate...

This paper describes the development of modeling tools to simulate the effects of agricultural policy changes in new member states (NMSs) of the European Union and presents results of a modeling exercise. Partial equilibrium models simulate policy change scenarios, such as accession to the...

The estimation of gross value added (GVA), applying the extended economic account for agriculture (EAA) model and the partial equilibrium APAS-PAM model, is carried out to emphasize the importance of complementing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) direct payments from the national budget for...

This paper's aim is an assessment of economic effects of Slovenia's accession to the EU in the field of agriculture and a discussion about some key dilemmas about the introduction of CAP in the new member states. For the purpose of assessing economic effects, a new sectoral model of Slovenian...