Multifunctionality of Czech Agriculture and Rural Development: Current Situation and Prospects for the Future
Abstract
This contribution addresses the relationship between agriculture and rural development. The paper employs the concept of agricultural multifunctionality in order to facilitate a greater understanding of contemporary agriculture and its relationship with the rural areas.
This contribution intends to assess the development of agriculture in Czechia and its relationship with rural development through the lenses provided by the concept of agricultural multifunctionality. This article's empirical section offers an analysis of available statistical data which describe agricultural multifunctionality.
The results show that since 2003, the link between agriculture and the countryside has been strengthened by a rise of the importance of ecological agriculture and certain forms of diversification. Within a larger perspective, however, these activities are still exercised by only a limited number of farms.