The objective of this paper is to test a new model for farm business management, as a tool for farm management planning for extension and advisory application, and compare it to current practices in Macedonia. The model used is the Farm Business Plan Agriwise, developed by the Swedish...

The research studies structural changes in agriculture in the Škofja Loka region based on an empirical analysis of income diversification in a sample of agricultural households (AHs) in 2001 and 2006. The analysis was conducted from three points of view: for the entire sample of AHs, according...

This paper’s aim is to evaluate importance of the basic financial indicators and its influence on the standardized project’s grade. The research was conducted using survey questionnaires to a sample of 14 experts in the field of microeconomics, who evaluated an importance of economic...

Macedonian vegetable farms face big challenge in decision making to improve their production plans. To increase economic efficiency, different tools could be applied that beside natural conditions, resource allocation, technical and technological conditions, consider also economic viewpoint. In...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the technical efficiency of pig production farms in the Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian pig production sub-sector become increasingly inefficient during the period of economic transition; the country is net-importer of pig meat from countries that...

Maize is one of the most important staple foods that is critical to food security and livelihoods of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Although maize is important staple crop for ensuring food security, it cannot ensure nutritional security. To provide and ensure an adequate supply and greater...