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Capability Statement2016

Research Institute of Agricultural Economics

CAPABILITY STATEMENT Research Institute ofAgricultural Economicswww.aki.gov.hu

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Established in 1954, AKI is the most significant centre of agricultural economics research in Hungary. Its Research Directorate carries out mainly database- and policy analysis-driven research on farming, the agri-food supply chain, environmental management and rural development. The Information Directorate man-ages European Union compliant information systems including the Farm Accountancy Data Network, Mar-ket Price Information System and Agricultural Statistics Information System. AKI’s key research areas are: • sustainable bio-economy and policy evaluation; • natural resource management in agriculture; • resource- efficient agri-food value chains; • rural development and programme evaluation; • development opportunities in freshwater aquaculture. AKI also develops innovative decision-making tools for agricultural stakeholders.

► Organisational structure

GENERAL DIRECTOR

Institute Secretariat

Internal Auditor Publications Group

International Group

INFORMATION DIRECTORATE

Farm Accountancy Data Network(FADN)

Information Department

Sector Expenditureand Income Information

Department

Market and PriceInformation Department

Agricultural StatisticsInformation Department

Horizontal AnalysisDepartment

Project Management and Information Department

Finance Group

Service and Asset Management Group

OPERATIONS DIRECTORATERESEARCH DIRECTORATE

Agricultural EconomicsResearch Department

Food Chain Research Department

Rural Development Research Department

Natural Resource ManagementResearch Group

Aquaculture Research Group

CAPABILITY STATEMENTResearch Institute ofAgricultural Economicswww.aki.gov.hu


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► About AKI

The Institute is supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) and has a staff of 131, of which 100 colleagues conduct research and information management while the rest are engaged in functional and administration activities. AKI is composed of three Directorates.

General Director: JUHÁSZ Anikó (F) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1006-680X

Seventeen years of experience in food supply chain and related policy research, especially the relevance of short food supply chains and quality schemes in Hungary. Chief Planner of the Short Supply Chain Thematic Subprogramme of the 2014-2020 Hungarian Rural Development Plan be-tween 2013 and 2014. Project and programme evaluator of Framework 7 and H2020 calls since 2012. Member of the Traditional Food Group of the Hungarian National Committee of the European Organisation for Quality. Member of the Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF) in the EU in 2016.

Research Directorate

The Research Directorate carries out database- and policy analysis-driven research on farming, the agri-food supply chain, environmental management, aquaculture and rural development. The results are published in the Institute’s own publications, and in Hungarian and international peer-reviewed journals. The Directorate also assists the practical work of the Hungarian Government by conducting policy analy-ses, especially to support the effective implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy. The results of such analyses are regularly made available to all stakeholders in agriculture and rural areas.

Director of Research: POTORI Norbert (M) [email protected]

Extensive research experience in agricultural economics, in particular grains and oilseed production, processing and trade, in agricultural policy and market analysis, and commodity futures trading. Elected member of the Agricultural Economics Committee of the Agricultural Sciences Sec-tion at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.


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Information Directorate

On behalf of the Hungarian Government the Information Directorate manages EU-compliant information systems required by both researchers and practitioners. It collects data, processes them and, in accordance with the relevant EU regulations, reports them regularly to the EU. Numerous data sets are published by the Institute either electronically or in printed form. The data provide a detailed picture of the status of the Hun-garian agri-food sector and the economic options available to it, information about which is of particular value to national and regional agencies, universities, other research centres, professional and interest groups and to the stakeholders in the supply chain.

Director of Information: KEMÉNY Gábor (M) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1849-5991

Expert in analysis of non-systemic risks in agriculture (e.g. adverse cli-matic effects) and of risk management tools (insurance, state aid, mutual funds etc.), including the pricing of their services. Has studied the rela-tionships between the effects of climate change, production efficiency, irrigation and environmental factors, and the potential of precision agri-culture information to replace data collection. Has worked on the devel-opment of information systems to serve farmers, government and NGOs. Project experience includes planning and realisation of e-government programmes.

Deputy Director of Information:PESTI Csaba (M) [email protected]

Over ten years of experience in farm economics research, microeconom-ic modelling and related policy analysis. Six years experience in FADN, inc. data quality checks, farm typology and standard results calculation. Between 2014 and 2016 co-ordinated and supervised a national network of extension service helping farmers in subsidy claims and agricultur-al public administration duties. Project experience includes national IT development projects, EU Framework 7 projects and capacity building projects in e-agriculture and agricultural statistics in several countries.



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► Strategic research areas

Sustainable bio-economy and policy evaluation

• Production, competitiveness and evolution of the main agricultural sectors • role, structure, efficien-cy and changes in competitiveness of agricultural production • agricultural market developments • agricultural production structure, design, direction and methods (including biological bases and technical-engineering-technological procedures) • macro-economic analysis • evaluating agricultural policy and legislation • tracking and analysing changes in the Common Agricultural Policy • monitor-ing major international research workshops forecasts, proprietary models based on projections, and impact assessments • decision-making concerning the agricultural economy related to EU, OECD and WTO membership.

• Group strength: Eight persons, including three with doctoral degrees and another five with first de-grees.

Key experts• TIKÁSZ Ildikó Edit (F) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-8272

◦ Head of the AKI Agricultural Economics Research Department. Over ten years of research and knowledge-sharing experience in rural and regional development, marketing analysis, tourism, market price analysis and crop production economics, focusing on the cereals and oilseeds production chains. About seven years experience of teaching university students. Member of the Public-Law Association of Hungarian Academy of Sciences Committee.

• VÁSÁRY Viktória (F) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8374-6902 ◦ Scientific Advisor of AKI. Fourteen years of research and teaching experience in Common and

Community Policies of the EU, especially in analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy. Recipi-ent of the Bolyai János Postdoctoral Research Fellowship awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) 2011-2014. Project experience includes Jean Monnet projects, Social Renew-al Operational Programme in Hungary – climate change, Strategic Research of the HAS and the Prime Minister’s Office – new rural development. Habilitation (2012) – ‘Sustainable Rural Economy’.

• GARAY Róbert (M) [email protected] ◦ Over 15 years of experience in agricultural statistics, research and policy analysis. Main research

topics are the structural changes and competitiveness of agriculture, the economy, the capaci-ties and international dimensions of bioenergy production, and greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Has participated in several international research and policy development projects on the above topics.

Selected research publications• Potori, N., Kovács, M. and Vásáry, V. (2013): The Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020: an impact

assessment of the new system of direct payments in Hungary. Studies in Agricultural Economics 115 (3), 118-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1318

• Garay, R., Kozák, A., Nyárs, L. and Radóczné Kocsis, T. (2012): The potential for the production and use of biomass-based energy sources in Hungary. Studies in Agricultural Economics 114 (1), 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1203

• Popp, J. and Potori, N. (2006): Excerpts from the EU-integration Story of Hungarian Agriculture: Heading Where? EuroChoices 5 (2), 30-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-692X.2006.00032.x

H2020 calls of interest• SFS-29-2017: Socio-eco-economics – socio-economics in ecological approaches


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Natural resource management in agriculture

• Efficient and sustainable use of natural resources in the agri-food economy • assessing productivity and efficiency of the agri-food economy • evaluating farmers’ exposure to risk and risk management strategies • developing farm adaptation tools to climatic risks through optimal insurance solutions • modelling the adaptation possibilities in agricultural production to climate changes • bio-economic modelling of irrigation water policies.

• Group strength: Three persons, all with doctoral degrees.

Key experts• FOGARASI József (M) [email protected]

◦ Empirical research experience in microeconomic efficiency and productivity estimations of agri-food production, development of climatic risk management tools for crop producers, exchange rate volatility effects on agri-food production performance, financing and taxation of the food economy in Hungary, Romania and France over 15 years. Has been awarded a research fellow-ship from the Global Development Network Regional Research Competition and a Bolyai János Research Scholarship.

• MISKÓ Krisztina (F) [email protected] ◦ Over 15 years research experience in the field of rural development. Involved in several research

topics such as agricultural employment, cooperation in agriculture, LEADER Programme, inno-vation and agri-environmental issues. Research portfolio includes planning and evaluation of Ru-ral Development Programmes (SAPARD, AVOP, UMVP). Currently the most prominent research areas are sustainable development, environmental questions connection to agriculture and biodi-versity, sustainable use of natural resources, particularly ecosystem services in agriculture, and rural development.

Selected research publications• Kemény, G., Varga, T., Fogarasi, J. and Nemes. A. (2013): The effects of weather risks on micro-

regional agricultural insurance premiums in Hungary. Studies in Agricultural Economics 115 (1), 8-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1305

• Latruffe, L. Fogarasi, J. and Desjeux, Y. (2012): Efficiency, productivity and technology comparison for farms in Central and Western Europe: The case of field crop and dairy farming in Hungary and France. Economic Systems 36 (2), 264-278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosys.2011.07.002

• Bakucs, L.Z., Fertő, I. and Fogarasi, J. (2009): Investment and financial constraints in Hungarian agriculture. Economics Letters 104 (3), 122-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.04.019

H2020 calls of interest• SFS-28-2017: Functional biodiversity – productivity gains through functional biodiversity: effective

interplay of crop pollinators and pest predators• BB-05-2017: Bio-based products: Mobilisation and mutual learning action plan• Other: Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre



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Resource-efficient agri-food value chains

• Economy of the food chain from fork to farm • role of geographical indications in stimulating con-sumption • improving market access for farmers • food industry supply and demand • vertical and horizontal relationships • changes in the retail sector • the relationship between the food chain, the suppliers and the food retail sector and food consumption • food retail trade instruments • traditional and alternative channels to market • food business operation strategy • multilateral and bilateral trade agreements • changes in commodity structure of foreign trade activities.

• Group strength: Eight persons, including three with doctoral degrees and another five with first de-grees.

Key experts• JANKUNÉ KÜRTHY Gyöngyi (F) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0410-4459

◦ Head of the AKI Food Chain Research Department. Twenty years research experience in food chain, economics of food processing, food retail, foreign trade of agricultural and food products, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, organic farming, and calculation of PSE/CSE indi-cators for OECD and AMS for WTO. International project experience as an expert, consultant or team leader in several fields, especially organic farming. (Partner or donor countries: Austria, Czech Republic, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Poland and Serbia).

• DUDÁS Gyula (M) [email protected] ◦ Over twelve years research experience in the supply chain of the fruit and vegetable (F&V) sector

including production, processing, trade and farmers’ cooperatives. Expert in cost and income analyses of F&V products within the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Practical experi-ence in the coordination of F&V producers as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a Hungar-ian F&V Producer Organisation. Experience as a consultant in the Hungarian Rural Development Programme.

Selected research publications• Jankuné Kürthy, Gy. and Dudás, Gy. (2015): Impacts of the Production of Private Labels on Food

Retailing and its Suppliers in Hungary, in F. Martinez-Lopez, J.C. Gazquez-Abad and R. Sethuraman (eds), Advances in National Brand and Private Label Marketing. Second International Conference, 2015. Cham (ZG), Switzerland: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20182-5

• Szabó D. and Juhász A. (2015): Consumers' and producers' perceptions of markets: service level of the most important short food supply chain in Hungary. Studies in Agricultural Economics 117 (1), 111-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1519

• Juhász A. and Wagner, H. (2013): An analysis of Hungarian agri-food export competitiveness. Stud-ies in Agricultural Economics 115 (3), 150-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1311

H2020 calls of interest• SFS-34-2017: Innovative agri-food chains: unlocking the potential for competitiveness and sustain-

ability• RUR-09-2017: Business models for modern rural economies


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Rural development and programme evaluation

• Evaluating rural development policy and legislation • factors influencing the carrying capacity of agri-culture • roles of agriculture and food processing in the rural economy • farm structure modernisation • development of viable farms • land use analysis • use of renewable resources • societal, economic and social aspects employment in the agricultural economy • rural job creation and changing forms of rural employment • exploiting regional economic potential and strengthening economic and social development by improving product quality and increasing value added.

• Group strength: Eight persons, including six with doctoral degrees and another two with first degrees.

Key experts• BIRÓ Szabolcs (M) [email protected]

◦ Head of the AKI Rural Development Policy Department. Specialist in land policy but also involved in several research topics connected to agricultural development in rural areas, from innovation to agricultural employment, cooperation and water management. Member of the Public-Law As-sociation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Committee and of the Editorial Board of the Information on Agricultural Economics book series.

• RÁCZ Katalin (F) [email protected] ◦ A sociologist by training, main research fields are agricultural employment, local economic devel-

opment programmes for small farmers, social stratification in rural society, rural poverty, social economy, cooperative systems in agriculture and changing survival strategies in rural areas. Member of the Hungarian Sociological Association and the Hungarian Rural Science Associa-tion.

• VARGA Eszter (F) [email protected] ◦ Expertise in civil organisations and seven years multidisciplinary research experience in topics

within the scope of rural development, including local partnerships (LEADER Programme), civil organisations, social innovation, rural employment and cooperation. Has participated in multilat-eral international research projects focusing on sustainable soil practices and knowledge transfer in agriculture and rural areas. Member of the Finnish Society for Development Research.

Selected research publications• Biró, Sz. (2014): Innovation Opportunities in Hungarian Rural Development, in D.M. Voicilas and M.

Tudor (eds), Rural transformations under Common Agricultural Policy 2007-2013 and future devel-opment. Rural Areas and Development 11, 157-164. Warszawa: IERiGŻ-PIB.

• Hamza, E. (2014): Farm Diversification in Hungary. Proceedings of the Annual 20th International Scientific Conference ‘Research for Rural Development 2014’, Jelgava, Latvia, 21-23 May 2014, volume 2, 207-214.

• Fieldsend, A.F. and Singh, H.P. (2013): Biofuel crops, ecosystem services and biodiversity. In: B.P. Singh (ed.), Biofuel Crop Sustainability. Hoboken NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 357-382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118635797.ch11

H2020 calls of interest• RUR-10-2017: Thematic Networks compiling knowledge ready for practice• RUR-15-2017: The benefits of working with others - fostering social capital in the farming sector



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Development opportunities in freshwater aquaculture

• Development of innovation in fisheries • natural yield of fish farms and economic assessment of natural food sources of lakes • surveys and research related to biodiversity and ecosystem services in aquaculture • developing a system to assess the ecological services of lakes • supporting fish marketing to increase domestic fish consumption • preparing harvesting statistics • collecting and analysing fish consumer price data • developing a Fish FADN • preparing reports for FAO • partici-pation in international projects.

• Group strength: Three persons, including one with doctoral degree and another two with first degrees.

Key experts• BOJTÁRNÉ LUKÁCSIK Mónika (F) [email protected]

◦ Over 19 years experience in coordination of tasks related to the Hungarian fisheries sector, in-cluding the development of the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Programme (HOP); identifica-tion and evaluation of the main indicators, and analysis, collection and processing of fisheries data. Member of the EU ‘FISH’ Committee, FAO consultant, member of the HOP Monitoring Committee, manager of the statistical data collection project for the Hungarian Operational Pro-gramme for Fisheries and Aquaculture. Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly periodical Agrárgazdasági Figyelő.

• GYÖRGY Ágnes (F) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7864-8881 ◦ Nine years research experience in assessment of aquatic ecosystems, water quality and eco-

logical status of aquatic habitats in accordance with the Water Framework Directive, as well as in stock assessment and studies of fish with various methods (e.g. electrofishing, hydroacous-tics and gillnetting) and development of new sampling methods. Core team member of the Joint Danube Survey 3, regional communication assistant during the RESTORE LIFE+ project, and researcher in several international and Hungarian projects.

Selected research publications• György, Á.I., Tátrai, I. and Specziár, A. (2012): Relationship between horizontal hydroacoustic stock

estimates and gillnet catches of surface-oriented fish in shallow Lake Balaton (Hungary). Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 405 (06), 17 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2012012

• Bojtárné, L.M., Felkai, B.O., Bíró, Sz., Tóth, P. and Kapronczai, I. (2011): Water use and irrigation development in Hungarian agriculture. Budapest: AKI.

• Tátrai, I., György, Á.I., Mátyás, K., Korponai, J., Pomogyi, P., Vári, Á., Józsa, V. and Boros, G. (2011): Intrinsic processes causing periodic changes in stability in a shallow biomanipulated lake. Marine and Freshwater Research 62 (2), 197-204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF10245

H2020 calls of interest• SFS-32-2017: Promoting and supporting the eco-intensification of aquaculture production systems:

inland (including fresh water), coastal zone, and offshore


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Innovative decision-making tools for agricultural stakeholders

• Financial aspects (in particular agricultural subsidies, taxation and lending) of agricultural policy and their impact on the profitability of agricultural enterprises • investment, capitalisation and indebted-ness in agricultural enterprises • resource allocation in agricultural businesses • income volatility in agriculture • income insurance and other risk mitigation solutions • development of modern method-ological tools • good practice in database management.

• Group strength: eleven persons, including three with doctoral degrees and another eight with first degrees.

Key experts• MOLNÁR András (M) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7010-7917

◦ Has spent almost a decade working in different positions in the field of rural development and FADN. Research portfolio includes sustainability assessment, natural resource analysis, Common Agricultural Policy assessment and monitoring, and evaluation of Rural Development Programmes. Expertise in spatial modelling and in data management, statistical and technical analyses. Extensive experience in participating in large-scale science and policy analysis pro-jects, including EU Framework 6 and 7 projects.

• LÁMFALUSI Ibolya (F) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-742X ◦ Over ten years practical research experience at the following fields: effect of changing interna-

tional and domestic financial conditions on the prospects of the agricultural and food industry, proposals for policy decision makers about the possible financial instruments; assessment of taxation policy (especially income tax and value added tax), proposals for changes; analysis of the financial situation and profitability of agricultural and food enterprises.

• ZUBOR-NEMES Anna (F) [email protected] ◦ Three years experience in the field of data management, especially in building databases and

advanced queries in SQL, and is involved in the development of PMP models and complex sta-tistical analysis. Was member of the core development team of the project that developed the Hungarian National Risk Management System. Portfolio also includes advanced skills in spatial modelling and mapping. With the 4M crop model has gained experience in crop yield simulation.

Selected research publications• Ingram, J., Mills, J., Frelih-Larsen, A., Davis, M., Merante, P., Ringrose, S., Molnár, A., Sánchez, B.,

Ghaley, B.B. and Karaczun, Z. (2014): Managing Soil Organic Carbon: A Farm Perspective. Euro-Choices 13 (2), 12-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12057

• Lámfalusi, I., Tóth, K. and Pawlowska-Tyszko, J. (2014): Taxation in the Polish and Hungarian ag-riculture and health care systems, in: N. Potori, P. Chmieliński and A. Fieldsend (eds), Structural changes in Polish and Hungarian agriculture since EU accession: lessons learned and implications for the design of future agricultural policies. Budapest: AKI.

• Szczepaniak, I., Mroczek, R., Lámfalusi, I., Felkai, B. and Vágó, Sz. (2014): Development of the Polish and Hungarian food industry from 2000 to 2011, in: N. Potori, P. Chmieliński and A. Fieldsend (eds), Structural changes in Polish and Hungarian agriculture since EU accession: lessons learned and implications for the design of future agricultural policies. Budapest: AKI.



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► Research infrastructure of AKI

The Institute’s research infrastructure includes a well-established, English language, peer-reviewed aca-demic journal and its EU-compliant information systems.

Studies in Agricultural Economics (www.aki.gov.hu/studies)

• Andrew FIELDSEND (M) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9297-5870

Studies in Agricultural Economics publishes original research papers, review papers, policy analyses and book reviews on agricultural economics, rural development and related topics including: agricultural pro-duction and competitiveness, environmental resource management, agri-food supply chain management, markets and marketing, international trade, econometrics, rural economic geography, rural economy and sociology, and development of information and knowledge based society in rural areas.

Studies in Agricultural Economics is a ‘platinum’ open access journal which means that there are no publica-tion or access fees of any kind. All papers are ‘double-blind’ peer-reviewed prior to publication. The intended audience is researchers, academics, policy makers and practitioners in agricultural economics and rural development, especially in eastern central and south-eastern Europe. Impact factor (CitEc, 2014): 0.18.

Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN)

• KESZTHELYI Szilárd (M) [email protected]

The FADN was set up by the European Commission (EC) in order to analyse the incomes and management of agricultural farms and to be able to make comparisons with the help of a unified information system. The Hungarian FADN has a dual role: firstly it has to provide data for domestic analyses and secondly it has to meet the data requirements of the EC.

The Hungarian FADN system consists of ca. 1900 sample farms. The Hungarian FADN makes accrual ac-counting not only for corporate farms but also for individual farms. It means that also individual farms have a calculated balance sheet and profit and loss statement. The sample represents 90 thousand agricultural holdings. The Hungarian FADN covers not only farm-level data, but also sectoral data of important crop, livestock and horticulture sectors.

• Group strength: Eight persons.

Key publication• An annual report of the key FADN data sets is published in Hungarian and English.

Market Price Information System (MPIS)

• STUMMER Ildikó (F) [email protected]

The MPIS also has a dual role. Firstly it fulfils the data requirements of the EC and secondly, being a system of public interest, it provides valuable market information to all kinds of market players in Hungary including producers, processors and other stakeholders as well as for political decision makers.

Price information each commodity (cereals, meat, milk and milk products, fruit and vegetable, wine and poul-try) is regularly published in fortnightly and monthly bulletins and on the Internet and teletext, as well as in various daily and weekly newspapers. While these bulletins only provide indications of price developments, analyses over longer periods of time are also published and from these it is possible to identify the reasons behind the identified market trends.

• Group strength: Eleven persons.

Key publication• An annual report detailing the market development of the most important commodities is published

in Hungarian and English.


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Agricultural Statistics Information System (ASIR)

• BÁBÁNÉ DEMETER Edit (F) [email protected]

AKI runs 17 statistical data collections in the frame of the Hungarian National Statistical Data Collection Programme. The following data are collected: Expected investments and financial indicators for agriculture and food industry, Balance of food products, Fishery, Information reports on agricultural works, Price of pro-duction equipment, Sales of agricultural machinery, Sales of pesticides, Sales of fertilisers, Sales of seeds, Throughput of the slaughter houses, Production of ornamental plants, Buying drug plants, Production of feed products, Food industry capacities.

AKI is also responsible for the annual preparation of Economic Accounts for Agriculture and the forecasts of Gross Indigenous Production in cooperation with the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). AKI also analyses foreign trade of food products data provided by KSH.

• Group strength: Nine persons.

Key publication• A booklet of Hungarian Food and Agricultural Statistics is published annually in Hungarian, English,

French and German.

Cost and Income Analysis Group

• KERTÉSZ Róbert (M) [email protected]

AKI examines and regularly presents cost, price, support and income data for certain products and sectors, the expected changes in these movements, and earnings and income ratios. This requires sector-level data collection and processing from the FADN, and also product-level collection and processing of data from food processors. Each year AKI draws up the standard gross margin values and calculates the coefficients of Hungarian farms according to the EU's newly introduced standard output categories, as required by Eurostat.

Using its own database and data received from others, AKI provides sectoral- and product-level cost and income data, and performs background calculations in support of the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as the Institute's own research programmes.

• Group strength: Eight persons.

Key publication• A booklet describing the cost and income situation of the major Hungarian agricultural products is

published annually in Hungarian with an English summary.



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► AKI participation in international projects

AKI has participated in numerous research projects over a long period of time. These can be classified as research projects (e.g. EU Framework 7 and Horizon 2020), capacity-building projects (e.g. Twinning and TAIEX projects) and consultancy and expert assistance projects (e.g. tenders and commissioned research).

Research projects

• Sustainable Value Analysis of Policy and Performance in the Agricultural Sector (SVAPPAS) [Frame-work 6, 2007-10]

• Structural Change in Agriculture and Rural Livelihood (SCARLED)[Framework 6, 2007-10]• Farm Accountancy Cost Estimation and Policy Analysis of European Agriculture (FACEPA) (subcon-

tractor) [Framework 7, 2008-11]• Integrating Econometric and Mathematical Programming Models into an Amendable Policy and Mar-

ket Analysis Tool using FADN Database (FADNTOOL) [Framework 7, 2011-14]• Sustainable farm Management Aimed at Reducing Threats to SOILs under climate change (Smart-

SOIL) [Framework 7, 2011-15]• Farm-Level Indicators for New Topics in policy evaluation (FLINT) [Framework 7, 2014-16]• A High-volume Fusion and Analysis Platform for Geospatial Point Clouds, Coverages and Volumetric

Data Sets (IQmulus) [Framework 7, 2012-16]

Capacity building projects

• Preparation for implementation and management of agricultural and rural development policy in Kosovo [Twinning, 2009-11]

• Support to the staff of the Statistical Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Devel-opment (MAFRD) of Kosovo for the implementation of statistical activities in line with EU standards [TAIEX, 2010-12]

• Strengthening the capacities of the Republic of Serbia for the absorption of EU Rural Development funds in pre-accession period [Twinning, 2010-13]

• Development of the FADN in Turkey [Twinning, 2011-13]• Support for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (MAFRD) in legislative and

policy development and in implementing the Agriculture and Rural Development Project (ARDP) in Kosovo [Twinning, 2012-14]

Consultancy and expert assistance projects

• The structure of retail and production along the food supply chain in the EU [EC Service Project, 2008-10]

• Evaluation of the exceptional market support measures in the poultry and eggs sector [EC DG AGRI, 2011]

• Protein crop production in Hungary [Embassy of the Netherlands, 2011]• SCAR CWG on agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (SCAR-AKIS) [Ministry of Agriculture

of Hungary, 2010-12; 2015-present]• Analysis of the major factors affecting the funding and profitability of large scale pig farms in Hungary

[Embassy of the Netherlands, 2012-2013]• Analysis of the major factors affecting the funding and profitability of poultry farms in Hungary [Em-

bassy of the Netherlands, 2013-2014]• Mainstreaming of climate change into rural development policy post 2013 [EC DG Clima, 2013-14]


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► Selected commissioned studies

• Biró, Sz., Dudás, Gy., Fieldsend, A., Fogarasi, J., Hamza, E., Miskó, K., Kürthy Gy., Potori, N., Rácz, K., Tikász, I., Tóth, O., Vágó, Sz., Varga E. and Varga, E. (2016): Farms structural change in Central and Eastern Europe and the CAP. In: Structural change in EU farming: How can the CAP support a 21st century European model of agriculture? European Parliament, Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies. IP/B/AGRI/IC/2015-191, 81-194.

• Fieldsend, A.F. (2015): Innovation in family farming in Europe and Central Asia. FAO background paper no. ECA/39/15/2 prepared for the thirty-ninth session of the European Commission on Agricul-ture, Budapest, Hungary, 22-23 September 2015. (http://www.fao.org/3/a-mo296e.pdf)

• Fieldsend, A.F. (2014): Study on investment in agricultural research: Review for Hungary. Report prepared for the EU Framework 7 project IMPRESA.

(http://www.impresa-project.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/IMPRESA/Filesharing/IMPRESA_country_report_Hungary.pdf)

• Frelih-Larsen, A., MacLeod, M., Osterburg, B., Eory, A.V., Dooley, E., Kätsch, S., Naumann, S., Rees, B., Tarsitano, D., Topp, K., Wolff, A, Metayer, N., Molnar, A., Povellato, A., Bochu, J.L., Lasorella, M.V. and Longhitano,D. (2014): Mainstreaming climate change into rural development policy post 2013. Final report. Brussel: European Commission.

(http://www.ecologic.eu/sites/files/publication/2015/mainstreaming_climatechange_rdps_post2013_final.pdf)

• Bunte, F., van Galen, M., de Winter, M., Dobson, P., Bergès-Sennou, F., Monier-Dilhan, S., Juhász, A., Moro, D., Sckokai, P., Soregaroli, C., van der Meulen, B. and Szajkowska, A. (2011): The impact of private labels on the competitiveness of the European food supply chain. Brussel: European Commission. Report financed under the EU Competitiveness and Innovation Framework. (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/food/files/study_privlab04042011_en.pdf)0

• Potori, N., Fieldsend, A.F., Garay, R., Popp, J. and Udovecz, G. (2010): An assessment of the impacts of the global financial and economic crisis on the agrofood sector of Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries. Included as a chapter in the technical background paper for the Ministerial Round Table at the 27th FAO Regional Conference for Europe, Yerevan 13 May 2010 (pp. 1-30).

(http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Europe/documents/Publications/REU_TP/Compendium_en.pdf).

September 2016


Capability Statement2016



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Capability Statement 2016 - gov.hu... · CAPAII SAEMEN Research Institute of Agricultural Economics 3 About AKI The Institute is supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) and