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Abstract
Family farms are faced with an ever-rising competitiveness on the market. In
order to meet the requirements on the market family farms are obliged to use
current resources, raise labor productivity and adapt the production program to the
needs of the consumers. Small farms are unlikely to succeed on the market
considering the lack of both human and material resources. Their only chance is
production intensification, competitive crop production and establishment of
associations. The aim of the study was to develop models for different family farm
types taking into account the constraints in order to enable an income which would
meet the needs of household members. A comparison of the models would enable
the determination of competitiveness of some production lines and of the farms
involved. This is of principal interest to regions where there are numerous
producers disposing of small agricultural land areas and focused on the production
of one or two products (raspberry or any other berry fruit, plums and tobacco).