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<p>The main purpose of this paper was to identify the resource conditions for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the European Union (EU), Japan, Canada, Vietnam, and Mercosur countries. The study proved that these countries demonstrate a strong competitive potential. The largest labor resources are found in the Vietnamese agriculture, even though it has witnessed an outflow of 40% of its workforce over the recent years. The EU exhibits high levels of gross fixed capital formation in the agricultural sector. Conversely, the Vietnamese agriculture recorded the fastest growth in capital expenditure. Canada and Mercosur countries have a considerable area of agricultural land and a concentrated agrarian structure, and thus can benefit from economies of scale which, in turn, determine their global competitiveness. It is the opposite in Japan and Vietnam, with over 90% of farms having an area up to 5 ha.</p>
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The main purpose of this paper was to identify the resource conditions for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the European Union (EU), Japan, Canada, Vietnam, and Mercosur countries. The study proved that these countries demonstrate a strong competitive potential. The largest labor resources are found in the Vietnamese agriculture, even though it has witnessed an outflow of 40% of its workforce over the recent years. The EU exhibits high levels of gross fixed capital formation in the agricultural sector. Conversely, the Vietnamese agriculture recorded the fastest growth in capital expenditure. Canada and Mercosur countries have a considerable area of agricultural land and a concentrated agrarian structure, and thus can benefit from economies of scale which, in turn, determine their global competitiveness. It is the opposite in Japan and Vietnam, with over 90% of farms having an area up to 5 ha.

Conditions for the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector in the EU, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, and Mercosur Countries

Department of Economics and Economy Policy in Agribusiness

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej

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The main purpose of this paper was to identify the resource conditions for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the European Union (EU), Japan,...

Conditions for the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector in the EU, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, and Mercosur Countries

Published Online: Mar 30, 2023

Page range: 42 - 61

Received: Nov 06, 2022

Accepted: Mar 09, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/162031

Keywords
resource competitiveness, competitive potential, productive inputs, farm structure, structure of land use

© 2023 Dawid Jabkowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Conditions for the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector in the EU, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, and Mercosur Countries

Published Online: Mar 30, 2023

Page range: 42 - 61

Received: Nov 06, 2022

Accepted: Mar 09, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/162031

Keywordsresource competitiveness, competitive potential, productive inputs, farm structure, structure of land use

© 2023 Dawid Jabkowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
resource competitiveness, competitive potential, productive inputs, farm structure, structure of land use