Publications
2025
Our next edition of Interesting facts from FADN brings the latest available data on the economy of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic and the EU, graphically processed. In the search engine this time there are areas with natural restrictions in relation to subsidies.
2024
On August 12, 2024, the article "Ecological holdings in 2022" was published in the Zemědělec weekly newspaper (No. 33/2024). Authors Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D. and Eng.Here, Lenka Tumová presents the results of ecologically managed holdings, based on the results of the FADN survey in an annual comparison between 2020 and 2022. Fuksová, Z., Tumová, L. (2024). Ecological holdings in 2022. Zemědělec: Odborný a stavovský týdeník, 33, 11.
2023
On November 20, 2023, the article "Cattle in organic farming" was published in the weekly Zemědělec (No. 47/2023). Authors Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D. and Eng.Lenka Tumová describes the economic results of ecologically managed enterprises focused on breeding cattle, sheep and goats, as well as enterprises specialized in the production of cow's milk in the Czech Republic based on FADN data. They focused on comparing changes between 2015, 2018 and 2021, comparing production and costs per 1 livestock unit in these ecological groups of farms. Furthermore, changes in livestock production sales per livestock unit are monitored and indicators of net added value per worker in organic farming are evaluated. Fuksová, Z. (2023). Cattle in organic farming. Farmer: Professional and status weekly, 47.10.
In the proceedings of the 7th year of the ÚZEI economic conference, a contribution by colleagues Bílá and Mlezivová was published, entitled Management of field production enterprises from FADN data. The contribution compares field production enterprises in the Czech Republic both from the point of view of time series and also with the results of foreign enterprises. At the same time, the article mentions the importance of land for humans, for the economy, for the future. It is largely based on national and international FADN data. Bílá, P., Mlezivová, I. (2023). Management of field production enterprises from FADN data. 7th grade economics ÚZEI conference: Proceedings of the conference, 24-38.
The article "Sustainable farming according to FADN" was published in the specialist magazine Zemědělec, issue 42. The main purpose of the article is to present to the professional public a multi-criteria evaluation system that uses FADN data. This assessment uses not only production, performance and financial aspects, but also social and environmental aspects. Landa, J., Hloušková, Z. (2023). Sustainable management according to FADN. Farmer: Professional and status weekly, 42.
The article "Economics of cattle breeding in FADN data" was published in the professional magazine Zemědělec, issue 40. The article summarizes and presents the most important data on the production focus of the PDO cattle and animal breeding for the fiscal year 2021.
Analýza byla zpracována na základě dat podniků, které se účastní šetření FADN. Autory jsou Ing. Tereza Lebedová a Ing. Jarmil Mlčák. Lebedová, T., Mlčák, J. (2023). Ekonomika chovu skotu v datech FADN. Zemědělec: Odborný a stavovský týdeník, 40.
An article focused on field production enterprises was published in Zemědělec magazine. The article introduces the readers to the data of the most numerously represented production focus of the sample survey of economic results in agriculture FADN in the Czech Republic. Production, yields and prices were compared year-on-year. Bílá, P., Mlezivová, I., Vacková, L. (2023). Field production in FADN 2021 data. Farmer: Expert and status weekly, 37.
The article "Precision agriculture and farming" was published in the specialist magazine Zemědělec. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the economic indicators of enterprises that use precision agriculture systems, in comparison with enterprises that manage without these technologies. The analysis was made on the basis of data from companies participating in the FADN survey. The author is Ing.Martina Döbertová. Döbertová, M. (2023). Precision Farming and Farming. Farmer: Professional and Status Weekly, 35.
The article "The European Commission will transform FADN into FSDN" was published in the professional magazine Zemědělec, the authors of which are Ing.Martina Harvilíková and Ing.Jana Macháčková. In the text, you will learn why the conversion of FADN to FSDN occurs and what are its main benefits. Harvilíková, M., Macháčková, J. (2023). The European Commission will transform FADN into FSDN. Farmer: Professional and status weekly, 30.
The article "Investment and financing in agriculture" was published in the professional magazine Zemědělec, which was also written by FADN employee Mgr. Tomáš Vintr. The text discusses not only what investments are needed for (competitiveness, improving the environment, but also increasing animal welfare), but also how public policy is set, especially for subsidy titles within the framework of the common agricultural policy in the EU. The text uses data from the FADN ČR database. Medonos, T., Šimpachová Pechrová, M., & Vintr, T. (2023). Investment and financing in agriculture. Farmer: Vocational and Status Weekly, 14, 12-18.
The article "Assessment of the impact of agricultural support on crop diversity" was published in the professional magazine Zemědělská ekonomika, in which women workers from FADN participated. The study deals with the assessment of the impact of agricultural subsidies on the diversity of farm crops (project output no. SS04030013 supported by TA CR). For the calculation of the diversity index, panel data from the FADN database were used to analyze land use and crop diversity. Žáková Kroupová, Z., Čechura, L., Opatrný, M., Hloušková, Z., & Mlezivová, I. (2023). Assessment of the impact of agricultural support on crop diversity. Agricultural Economics, 69, 89–100.https://doi.org/10.17221/387/2022-AGRICECON
The AGRObase newsletter (01/2023) published an article entitled Do you also use the wide range of information offered by the FADN survey? The article deals with the wide possibilities offered by the European FADN database. In the post, the reader will learn how this data can be obtained and how to interpret it. Landa, J., & Hloušková, Z. (2023). Do you also use the wide range of information offered by the FADN survey? AGRObase Newsletter: Information Newspaper of the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic, 1, 30–31.
2022
Already the third edition of the periodical Interesting from FADN will acquaint readers with the economic results of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic and in EU countries. The data is processed into clear graphs and a special double page is this time dedicated to precision agriculture.
In the Zemědělec magazine (51/2022), the contribution Mineral fertilizer consumption in the Union was published, which deals with the comparison of the results of agricultural enterprises of nine selected EU states. The analysis focused on field production enterprises and used data from the European Commission's public FADN database. Landa, J., Mlezivová, I., & Hloušková, Z. (2022). Consumption of mineral fertilizers in the Union. Farmer: Expert and Status Weekly, 51, 10.
In the November edition of Agrobase, the article "FADN 2021, preliminary results of the management of agricultural enterprises" was published by the authors Ing.Martina Harvilíková and Ing.Jana Macháčková. The article is devoted to the year-on-year comparison of results between 2021 and 2020. Harvilíková, M., & Macháčková, J. (2022). FADN 2021, preliminary results of the management of agricultural enterprises. AGRObase: Information Newspaper of the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic, 11, 26–28.
A new professional article based on innovative methods applied to the FADN CZ database is devoted to the evaluation of economic results in the dual structure of Czech agriculture. To ensure the comparability of the economy of small and large enterprises, an index of economic sustainability was compiled, which considers the costs of own production factors. The results were analyzed in terms of production focus and economic size. Hloušková, Z., Lekešová, M., Prajerová, A., & Doucha, T. (2022). Assessing the Economic Viability of Agricultural Holdings with the Inclusion of Opportunity Costs. Sustainability, 14(22), 15087. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215087
On the occasion of the economic conference and the announcement of the results of the "Farmer of the Year 2022" competition, the article "Management of agricultural enterprises using precision agriculture technologies based on FADN data" was published in the collection of contributions (the authors were Ing. Martina Döbertová, Ing. Světlana Lamprechtová, Ing. Věra Vrkočová, Ing. Jana Macháčková). Döbertová, M., Lamprechtová, S., Vrkočová, V., & Macháčková, J. (2022). Management of agricultural enterprises using precision agriculture technologies based on FADN data. The Czech Agrarian Sector in a Changing Economic Environment: Proceedings of the Economic Conference, 40-54.
In the journal Zemědělec (34/2022), a contribution by FADN was published on the development of plant production in field production enterprises in the years 2014-2020.The article describes the characteristics of field production enterprises and the development of production and costs of crop production in the years under review. This is another post in the regular FADN survey analysis post. The authors are Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D. and Eng.Iveta Mlezivová.
On June 20, 2022, the Zemědělec weekly magazine (No. 25/2022) published the article "Management of ecological businesses", which describes the economic results of ecologically managed businesses in the Czech Republic in the ten-year time series 2011-2020 based on FADN data. It focuses on the comparison of production and costs related to 1 ha of agricultural land in a set of organic enterprises. It also compares the ratio of subsidies to total production of several EZ production areas (milk production, cattle breeding, mixed production) and a whole set of organic and conventional enterprises. The authors are employees of the FADN Contact Office, Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D. and Eng.Lenka Tumová.
In the March issue of Zemědělec magazine (11/2022), the article "Methane production in ruminant farming" was published by Ing.Z. Fuksová, Ph.D. and Eng.M. Novák, which is focused on the issue of greenhouse gas production at enterprises specializing in cattle breeding.
In the February issue of the AGRObase newsletter, published by the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic, the article "A taste of the FADN CZ publication" was printed. Authors Ing.Kristina Iglić and Ing.Lenka Kučerová presents here a sample from the content of the newly published publication of the FADN ČR Contact Office.
The article "Productivity and efficiency in Czech agriculture: Does farm size matter?" was published in the professional journal Zemědělská ekonomika (Agricultural Economics – Czech, 68, 2022 (1): 1-10). The article looks at overall productivity with respect to farm size. Weighted panel data for the period 2014-2018 from the FADN database focused on cereal, milk and beef producers were used. Advanced statistical modeling and estimation methods yield interesting findings regarding the long-discussed lower productivity of smaller farms, competitiveness and the impact of policy approaches at the European level. The article was prepared in the framework of the cooperation of the CZU (L. Čechura, Z. Žáková Kroupová) and the FADN CZ Contact Center (M. Lekešová).
In the January edition of Agrobase, the article "Benchmarking the results of farm management in the FADN data set" was published by the authors Ing.Zuzana Hlušková and Mgr. Jindřich Landa. The article describes how farmers and researchers can use the FADN application to compare the efficiency of their farms with other farms in the file.
2021
The second edition of the periodical Interesting from FADN informs readers in graphic form about the economy of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic and in EU countries. The chosen topic for a special double-page spread in this edition focuses on organic farming.
In the November edition of Agrobase, the article "Preliminary results of agricultural enterprises for the year 2020 based on FADN data" was published by the authors Ing.Martina Harvilíková and Ing.Jana Macháčková. Results and changes between 2019 and 2020 are described.
ENTIRE ARTICLEThe Liaison Agency FADN CZ has issued a press release that informs about the final results of the management of agricultural enterprises for the 2020 accounting period.
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the economic conference and the announcement of the results of the "Farmer of the Year 2021" competition, the article "Development of management of ecological enterprises with regard to the agricultural policy of the European Union" was published in the collection of contributions, the authors were Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D., Ing.Martina Harvilíková, Ing.Petr Dereník.
On September 6, 2021, the article "Results of organic farming" was published in the weekly Zemědělec (No. 36/2021), which describes the structural characteristics and economic results of ecologically managed enterprises in the Czech Republic compared to conventional enterprises in 2019. The comparison includes EZ enterprises in total and according to production orientations: field production, mixed production, milk production and breeding of cattle and bulk forage animals (sheep, goats and others). The authors are employees of the FADN Contact Office, Ing.Lenka Tumová and Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D.
On August 30, 2021, the weekly Zemědělec (No. 35/2021) published the article "Evaluation of mixed production enterprises", which reports on the structural characteristics and economic results of mixed production agricultural enterprises based on the FADN survey in the 2018/2019 year-on-year comparison. The authors are employees of the FADN Contact Office, Ing.Věra Vrkočová and Ing.Lenka Tumová
On August 16, 2021, the article "Results of enterprises with milk production" was published in the Zemědělec weekly newspaper (No. 33/2021). Authors Ing.Martina Döbertová, Ing.Svetlana Lamprechtová and Ing.Here, Jana Večeřová presents the management results of enterprises focused on milk production based on the FADN survey.
In the August issue of the Zemědělec weekly (No. 32/2021), the article "Evaluation of cattle breeding enterprises" was printed. The main economic indicators for the year 2019 (production, costs and economic results) for cattle and forage-feeding enterprises are described here. The article also contains a comparison of the monitored parameters with 2018. The authors are Ing.Lenka Varhaníčková and Ing.Jarmil Mlčák, employees of the FADN CZ Contact Office.
With the support of the MZe for the development of the research organization MZE RO0921, a certified methodology "Estimation of the economic results of agriculture in the Czech Republic based on company data" was created as part of the solution of the internal research project ÚZEI No. 1281 with the designation ISBN 978-80-7271-245-8. The aim of the methodology is to propose a procedure for forecasting the economic results of the agricultural sector of the Czech Republic using microeconomic data. The method is aimed at estimating the development of agricultural income and the components that make up this economic indicator. The purpose of the methodology is to show a procedure based on which the calculation of the estimate can be repeated periodically. The authors are Zuzana Hloušková, Michaela Lekešová, Anna Prajerová, Petr Dereník.
In the last May issue of Zemědělec magazine (22/2021), an article was published about the management of field production enterprises in 2019. The article clearly summarizes information about production, costs and general conditions in 2019 in relation to indicators of the economic situation of the enterprise. It is part of the regular information from the FADN survey. The authors are Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D., Ing.Monika Hlaváčová and Ing.Iveta Mlezivová.
In the May issue of the Zemědělec weekly magazine (No. 19/2021), the article "Results of enterprises based on FADN data" was published, which informs about the economic results of agricultural enterprises obtained as part of the FADN investigation for the fiscal year 2019. The authors are Ing.Martina Harvilíková and Ing.Jana Macháčková.
The article "Results of the Smart FADN project" was published in the Zemědělec weekly newspaper (No. 17/2021), which informs the general public about the effort to simplify and make the FADN investigation more efficient. The article presents the results of the smallest agricultural enterprises (Small FADN) in comparison with the results of enterprises of the FADN standard survey of the smallest economic classes above the FADN threshold of the Czech Republic. The authors are Ing.Jana Macháčková and Ing.Joseph Hannibal.
In the March edition of Zemědělec magazine (12/2021), an article was published about the division of field production enterprises into so-called technological classes according to criteria that include seven different areas of management. The article describes what characterizes these classes, what class changes are occurring in companies, what causes these changes, and whether the influence of the subsidies provided is noticeable. For the analyses, the methodology of the international OECD project was used, on which ÚZEI-FADN has been cooperating for several years. The authors are Ing.Vladimir Kostlivý, Dr. and Eng.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D.
The article "Agriculture farms product differentiation assessment in the Czech Republic" was published in the professional scientific journal Zemědělská ekonomika (Agricultural Economics – Czech, 67, 2021 (3): 81–89). The paper deals with the analytical evaluation of the differentiation of agricultural products in relation to economic results and is based on data from the FADN database. Four groups of agricultural enterprises were identified and described based on the level of product differentiation in terms of production process and production conditions. In general, it can be concluded from the results that product differentiation is influenced by production conditions and processes. The obtained results can be practically applied by anyone who aims to easily identify, evaluate and compare the levels of differentiation of agricultural products. The article was prepared as part of the cooperation between the FADN CZ Contact Center (Z. Hloušková) and the ČZÚ (M. Chocholoušek, T. Šímová, J. Huml).
The article “How opportunity costs change the view on the viability of farms? Empirical evidence from the EU" (Agricultural Economics - Czech, 67, 2021 (2): 41-50). The article discusses how best to express and calculate the economic viability of agricultural enterprises using empirical analysis and a cluster analysis heatmap. The aim of the paper is to compare income from an accounting and economic point of view and to reveal how the results differ between countries in the EU. The contribution was prepared as part of the solution of the internal research project ÚZEI, institutional support MZE-RO0920 (1281/2020). The authors of the article are the staff of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, prof. Ing.J. Špička Ph.D. and Eng.P. Dereník.
The Zemědělec weekly (11/2021) published the article "The Chamber as a partner in the investigation". You can find an introduction to the work of the FADN Contact Office, with which the Agrarian Chamber closely cooperates, in the attached article. The authors are employees of the FADN Contact Office, Ing.Kristina Iglić and Ing.Lenka Varhaníčková.
On February 25, 2021, the magazine of the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic AGRObase published the article "Be a part of the FADN investigation", which describes the advantages and the possibility of participating in the investigation of the FADN Contact Office. The authors are the staff of the FADN Contact Center (Ing. Lenka Varhaníčková, Ing. Kristina Iglićová).
The weekly Zemědělec (No. 05/2021) published the article "Pensions in agriculture fell", which informs about estimates of the economic results of agricultural enterprises for the financial year 2020 based on the FADN survey. The authors are employees of the FADN Contact Office, Ing.Michaela Lekešová, Ing.Zuzana Hloušková, Ing.Anna Prajerová.
On January 15, 2021, the article "NPK nutrient balance in enterprises with different production specializations" was published in the monthly magazine Agromanuál (No. 1/2021). Authors Ing.Zuzana Fuksová, Ph.D. and M.Sc. In it, Tomáš Vintr describes the differences in the application and the resulting balance of basic nutrients in enterprises with different production characteristics that participated in the FADN 2018 survey. It also includes an estimate of the year-round soil coverage.
2020
is a new periodical published by Kontaktní pracoviště FADN CZ. The first edition, entitled "Economics of agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic and EU countries", contains analytical outputs in graphic, map and tabular overviews. A special place in the form of a double page is dedicated to milk producers.
Collection of contributions from the online economic conference of European and Czech agriculture before new challenges, organized on the occasion of the announcement of the results of the 19th year of the competition for the best agricultural manager, Farmer of the Year 2020. In the link, the article by Ing.Věra Vrkočová, Ing.Martina Döbertová, Mgr. Tomáš Vintra, Ing.Monika Hlaváčová published in the aforementioned anthology.
In the Newsletter of the Regional Agrarian Chamber from December 2020, the article "Evaluation of the results of agricultural enterprises based on FADN data" was published.
The article "Farm outcomes based on cluster analysis of compound farm evaluation" (Agricultural Economics – Czech, 66, 2020 (10): 435–443) was published in the professional scientific journal Zemědělská ekonomika. The article describes research into the internal structure of Czech agricultural enterprises using cluster analysis based on the results of a multi-criteria evaluation. The aim of the analysis carried out was to find areas where the level of sustainability should be increased and then targeted and supported with specific measures to achieve a balanced agricultural system. Research results should primarily serve as significant support for agricultural policy makers. The authors of the article are the employees of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, FADN Contact Office, Ing.Z. Hloušková and Ing.M. Lekešová.
The article "Results of organic farming" was published in the weekly Zemědělec (No. 34/2020) on 17 August 2020 based on data from the FADN survey in 2018. It comments on the structural characteristics and economic results of ecologically managed enterprises in the Czech Republic compared to conventional enterprises, both in total and according to production orientations: field production, mixed production, milk production and breeding of animals that feed bulky fodder (cattle, sheep, goats and others). The authors are Lenka Tumová and Zuzana Fuksová.
On July 7, 2020, the article "Results of enterprises with milk production" was published in the Zemědělec weekly newspaper (No. 28/2020). Authors Ing.Martina Döbertová, Ing.Svetlana Lamprechtová and Ing.Here, Jana Večeřová presents information on the economic results of enterprises focused on milk production based on the FADN survey.
The article "Drivers of farm performance in Czech crop farms" (Agricultural Economics – Czech, 66, 2020 (7): 297-306) was published in the professional journal Zemědělská ekonomika. The article describes the analysis of field production enterprises that are part of the FADN survey, based on a multidimensional classification with regard to the selected criteria. According to the results, the companies are then divided into three groups, where sustainability, innovation, technology, diversification and individual characteristics are evaluated. The analysis follows the OECD multidimensional assessment methodology. The authors of the article are employees of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (Ing. V. Kostlivý, Dr., Ing. Z. Fuksová, Ph.D. and Ing. T. Rudinskaya, Ph.D.).
The article "Trade-off between the economic and environmental sustainability in Czech dual farm structure" was published in the professional journal Zemědělská ekonomika (Agricultural Economics – Czech, 66, 2020 (6): 243-250). The article tries to be based on a unique multi-criteria evaluation for the purpose of comparing the compatibility of economic and environmental goals on 1,189 agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic, divided according to agricultural specialization and economic size based on data from the FADN data network. The authors of the article are the employees of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (Prof. Ing. Jindřich Špička Ph.D., Mgr. Tomáš Vintr, Ing. Jana Macháčková) in cooperation with the ČZU (Ing. Renata Aulová Ph.D.).
In the June edition of Zemědělec magazine (25/2020), the article "Management of field production enterprises" was published. Authors Ing.Zuzana Fuksová and Ing.Monika Hlaváčová presents information on the characteristics, production and its composition, costs and economic results of enterprises in 2018 in relation to their economic size.
The article "Enterprises with animal production" was printed in the first May issue of the Zemědělec weekly (19/2020). Authors Ing.Lenka Varhaníčková and Ing.In the article, Jarmil Mlčák informs about the production, costs and management results of enterprises engaged in breeding cattle, sheep, goats and other animals feeding bulky fodder for the year 2018. Significant changes in the evaluated indicators between 2017 and 2018 are also described.
The article "Evaluation of mixed production enterprises" was published in the Zemědělec weekly newspaper (No. 16/2020) on 14/04/2020 based on data from the FADN survey in 2018. It comments on the structural characteristics and economic results of mixed production enterprises, which are from the point of view of production the most important production focus in the Czech Republic. It deals with the analysis of RV and ŽV production, costs, subsidies and other indicators in the year-on-year comparison of 2017/2018 when comparing the results of businesses of natural and legal persons. The authors are Ing.Věra Vrkočová and Ing.Lenka Tumová.
The publication output on the newly created methodology for assessing agricultural enterprises based on FADN data was published in the professional journal Zemědělská ekonomika under the title "Multicriteria assessment of Czech farms" (Agricultural Economics - Czech, 66, 2020 (3): 101-111). This article describes a methodology for evaluating agricultural holdings that takes into account multifunctionality derived from the demands and expectations of the agricultural sector. For this purpose, an original multi-criteria method was developed for evaluating agricultural enterprises based on their individual data. Five areas (production, economic, financial stability, environmental, social and other) were evaluated, representing the most important aspects of agriculture. This is the output of a project within the internal research of ÚZEI. The authors are the employees of the FADN Contact Center (Ing. Zuzana Hloušková, Ing. Michaela Lekešová, Ing. Monika Hlaváčová) in collaboration with the ČZU (Ing. Ludmila Pánková).
On February 10, 2020, the article "First estimates of income in agriculture" was published in the professional and professional weekly Zemědělec (No. 07/2020), which reports on estimates of the economic results of agricultural enterprises for the financial year 2019 based on the FADN survey. The authors are employees of the FADN Contact Department (Ing. Michaela Lekešová, Ing. Zuzana Hloušková, Ing. Kristina Iglićová).