Farm income analysis of agricultural holdings in Macedonia using FADN methodology

Martinovska-Stojčeska, Aleksandra (author), Georgiev, Nenad (author), Erjavec, Emil (author)

No consistent farm income data on micro level is available in Macedonia. The FADN methodology, being the only standardised and harmonised farm accountancy system in EU, was applied and tested on a sample of agricultural holdings. In addition, data on quantity of inputs and applied technology, as well as occurrence of non-agricultural income were recorded. The structure and farm income of Macedonian farms in 2002-04 was presented upon a sample of farms belonging to different economic sizes and farm types. The results were analysed and interpreted in EU context, by comparison with a panel of EU member countries. The size of Macedonian farms in economic terms (5.9 ESU) was five times smaller than the EU-25 average (32.7 ESU). The gross farm income of the Macedonian sample was 5,500 EUR/farm, representing about 15% of what an average EU farm generated at that level. The family farm income reached 4,100 EUR, four times lower than the EU-25 average. Due to differences in income will the EU-accession pose major challenges to Macedonian farmers, but also expectedly bring improvement of the income situation of commercial-orientated farms. Very little support was available to Macedonian farms until 2004, thus the farm income includes no subsidies, in contrast to the EU farms. The benefits of farm income data on micro level will contribute to the creation and evaluation of the agricultural policy, as well as the measurement of the recently launched national policy support schemes and the imminent pre-accession funds.

• Language: English
• Keywords: agriculture, agricultural holdings, farm income, FADN methodolgy, Macedonia
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publisher: Biotehniška fakulteta
• Year: 2008
• Number of pages: Str. 41-51
• Numbering: Letn. 92, št. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-58081
• UDC: 631
• ISSN on article: 1581-9175
• COBISS.SI-ID: 2408584
• Publication date in RUL: 10.07.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Acta agriculturae Slovenica
• Shortened title: Acta agric. Slov.
• Publisher: Biotehniška fakulteta
• ISSN: 1581-9175
• COBISS.SI-ID: 213840640

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Analiza dohodka kmetijskih gospodarstev v Makedoiniji z uporabo FADN metodologije

Abstract

Makedonija ne razpolaga s konsistentnimi podatki o dohodku kmetijskih gospodarstev. S ciljem zapolnitve te vrzeli je bila na vzorcu kmetijskih gospodarstev (KG) uporabljena FADN metodologija, standardiziran in hamoniziran sistem kmetijskega računovodstva EU. Metoda je bila nadgrajena z dodatnimi podatki o proizvodnih vlokih, apliciranih tehnologija in prisotnosti nekmetijskih virov dohodka. Struktura in kmetijski dohodki v Makedoniji v letih 2002-04 so predstavljeni s pomočjo vzorca, ki je vključeval različne ekonomske velikosti in tipe kmetijskih gospodarstev. Rezultati so predstavljeni v primerjavi s podatki drav članic EU. Ekonomska velikost kmetijskega gospodarstev je z 5,9 ESU pet krat manjša kot velja za povprečje EU-25 (32,7 ESU). Bruto dodana vrednost iz kmetijstva je 5.500 EUR/KG, kar predstavlja okoli 15 % EU povprečne vrednosti. Dohodek kmečke družine je dosegel 4.100 EUR v povprečku, štiri krat manj kot povprečje EU-25. Analiza kaže, da bo zaradi razlik v dohodkih, pristop k EU lahko prinesel tudi izboljšanje ekonomskega položaja na tržno usmerjenih KG. Za razliko od EU, vse do leta 2004, makedonsko kmetijstvo ni bilo deležno neposrednih podpor. Vzpostavitev podatkovnega sistema o kmetijskih dohodkih na mikro ravni lahko pomembno izboljša oblikovanje in presojo ukrepov kmetijske politike v predpristopnem obdboju.

• Keywords: kmetijstvo, kmetijska gospodarstva, dohodki, metodologija FADN, Makedonija