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Measuring and evaluating the performance of agricultural enterprises with regard to the principles of sustainability management

Project No: QH 71016
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Sponsor:

NAZV MoA

Duration:

1.5.2007 - 31.12.2010

Leader:

Ing. Ladislav Jelínek, Ph.D.

Investigators:

Ing. Alice Picková, Ing. Jindřich Špička, Ing. Tomáš Medonos, Ph.D., Ing. Jaroslav Humpál, Ing. Václav Vilhelm, Dana Šmejkalová

Timetable in 2009:
  • Define (calculated) using selected indicators of energy efficiency, identify the variability and to identify the causes of this variability.
  • Define (calculate) the economic efficiency of the chosen level of monitoring, to identify the variability and to determine causes of this variability.
  • Determine what the relationship of points 1 and 2 and find the "optimum point" between the indicators monitored, based on findings to formulate conclusions about possible ways to improve energy indicators of agricultural production without causing adverse impacts on the economic efficiency. This "optimum point" may be a stage production, where energy and cost inputs due to the minimal level of production.
  • Construct a tool for calculating the optimal production structure at the selected level monitoring and to provide dual energy prices.

The main tasks of the project:

  • Develop and evaluate the primary database of information that enters into the calculation of energy indicators.
  • Specify the base model (including the alternative to the inclusion of variability in the functional types, with respect to various distributions of random variables).
  • To estimate the basic model in various alternatives and to document.
  • In the optimization of production structure to further expand the model by more restrictive conditions and any other "energy" commodities and make an evaluation.
Timetable in 2010:
  1. Define (calculate) using selected indicators of energy efficiency, identify the variability and to identify the causes of this variability.
  2. Define (calculate) the economic efficiency of the chosen level of monitoring, to identify the variability and to determine causes of this variability.
  3. Determine what the relationship of points 1 and 2 and find the „optimum point“ between the indicators monitored, based on findings to formulate conclusions about possible ways to improve energy indicators of agricultural production without causing adverse impacts on the economic efficiency. This „optimum point“ may be a stage production, where energy and cost inputs due to the minimal level of production.
  4. Construct a tool for calculating the optimal production structure at the selected level monitoring and to provide dual energy prices.

The main tasks of the project:

  • In the second half of the year will be prepared documenting the research study conducted surveys and modelling results will be presented energy and economic efficiency.
  • Will tested and refined estimates of the measurement of energy and economic efficiency using the frontier analysis.
  • Will continue to spread (in the form of modelled activities, or restrictive conditions), and validated tool for optimizing the structure of production of energy crops.
  • It developed the concept of the possible use of the program for individual determination and energy indicators for use in two areas:
    business advisory services;
    for public administration in the implementation of selected policies as criteria for evaluating companies.