Changes in Latvia'S Rural Areas and Agricultural Sector between 1990 and 2004

• Autorzy: Valda Bratka , Ligita Melece , Liene Dambiņa
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper reviews changes, dynamics and developments in Latvia's rural areas - population, employment, land use and trends in the agricultural sector. There have been huge changes in government policy, economic reforms, international obligations (the EU, the WTO, etc.), and legislation influencing agricultural sector. The structure and size of farms are presented, and the conclusion is that the proportion of small farms continues to be significant in agricultural production. Particular attention has been devoted to income changes in agriculture as a result of national and EU support. It has been concluded that the negative influence of economic and political reforms and crises on the national economy, including the agriculture sector, has successfully been overcome. There has been stabilisation in output, along with certain developmental trends. It has also been found that accession to the EU has had a favourable effect on the agricultural sector and on the development and income of farms.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Rural areas; Agriculture; Ecological agriculture; Rural development; Arable farm; Case study

PL

Obszary wiejskie; Rolnictwo; Rolnictwo ekologiczne; Rozwój obszarów wiejskich; Gospodarstwa rolne; Studium przypadku

• Czasopismo: Studia Obszarów Wiejskich
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 15 Contemporary Changes of Agriculture in East-Central Europe
• Strony: 21--43

Twórcy

autor

Valda Bratka

• Latvian State Institute of Agrarian Economics, Riga

autor

Ligita Melece

• Latvian State Institute of Agrarian Economics, Riga

autor

Liene Dambiņa

• Latvian State Institute of Agrarian Economics, Riga

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