DOI: 10.32725/978-80-7394-976-1.28

Integration of the Czech Republic’ Food Industry in the Global Value Chains

Ivo Zdráhal, Ivana Blažková, J. Matthew Fannin
Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Department of Regional and Business Economy, Czech Republic, ivo.zdrahal@mendelu.cz
Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Department of Regional and Business Economy, Czech Republic, blazkova@mendelu.cz
Louisiana State University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, mfannin@agcenter.lsu.edu


The food and beverages market has undergone dynamic development in recent decades. Among other fundamental changes, the current food system is characterized by changes which tend to put a growing concern on coordination (both horizontal and vertical), integration and competition. The long-term competitiveness and dynamic efficiency of food companies is affected by the way in which the company is embedded in food chains and networks, at present spread globally over multiple countries. Given that integration into global value chains (GVCs) provides opportunities for economic growth and development, the research on firm GVC participation and position has experienced a rapid rise in recent decade. This article investigates the effects of fragmentation of production on the food processing industry in the Czech Republic between 1995 and 2018 using data from Trade in Value Added database. The participation index and the position index are used to evaluate the form of integration of the food processing industry in the Czech Republic. The findings in this study can help inform industrial, agriculture and trade policy makers when assessing the nature of liberalization and structural transformation of agribusiness sectors in their countries as well as when assessing the potential benefits and risks.

Klíčová slova: fragmentation, value added, global value chain, food processing

stránky: 188-194



Reference

  1. Bečvářová, V., Vinohradský, K., & Zdráhal, I. (2009). Czech Agriculture and Development of Price Environment in the EU Common Market. Brno: MZLU Brno, Folia II (11),
  2. Blažková, I., & Dvouletý, O. (2019). Investigating the differences in entrepreneurial success through the firm-specific factors: Microeconomic evidence from the Czech food industry. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 11(2), 154-176. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  3. Borin, A., & Mancini, M, (2019). Measuring what matters in global value chains and value-added trade. Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8804. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  4. Cieslik, E., Bieganska, J., & Środa-Murawska, S. (2016). The Intensification of Foreign Trade in Post-Socialist Countries and Their Role in Global Value Chains, Acta Oeconomica 66(3):465-487, DOI: 10.1556/032.2016.66.3.5 Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  5. Cieslik, E. (2017). Central and Eastern European states in global production linkages: country-level and sector-level analysis, Przeglad Europejski, 2(44), DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2019.1606406 Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  6. Czech Statistical Office (2021). Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic - 2021. Available at: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/15-industry-n5dg5um65z (accessed 10 January, 2022).
  7. De Backer, K., & Miroudot, S. (2014). Mapping Global Value Chains. ECB Working Paper No. 1677. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  8. Fernandes, A. M., Kee, H. L., & Winkler, D. E. (2020). Determinants of Global Value Chain Participation: Cross-Country Evidence. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, (9197). Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  9. Galizzi, G., & Venturini, L. (Eds.). (2012). Vertical relationships and coordination in the food system. Springer Science & Business Media.
  10. Gereffi, G. (2014). Global value chains in a post-Washington Consensus world. Review of International Political Economy, 21(1), 9-37. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  11. Giovannetti, G., & Marvasi, E. (2016). Food exporters in global value chains: Evidence from Italy. Food Policy, 59, 110-125. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  12. Homolka, J. (1995). Problematika potravinářského průmyslu a jeho vztah k zemědělské výrobě. Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Praha. Available at: www.agris.cz/Content/files/main_files/61/139510/Homolka.pdf (accessed 5 March 2020).
  13. Mezera, J., & Dvořák, J. (1995). Strukturální změny a tendence v potravinářském sektoru. VÚZE, Praha,
  14. Johnson, R., C, & Noguera, G. (2012). Proximity and production fragmentation, American Economic Review, 102(3): 407-11. DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.407 Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  15. Kopačka, L. (2004). Convergence and divergence trends in Czech economy before and after the geopolitical break in 1989. European Spatial Research and Policy, 11(1), 31-60.
  16. Koopman, R., Wang, Z., & Wei, S. (2014). Tracing Value-Added and Double Counting in Gross Exports. American Economic Review, 104(2): 459-94. DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.2.459 Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  17. Lim, S. (2021). Global Agricultural Value Chains and Structural Transformation. the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper Series (2021). DOI: 10.3386/w29194 Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  18. Martins Guilhoto, J., Webb, C., & Yamano, N. (2022). Guide to OECD TiVA Indicators, 2021 edition, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, No. 2022/02, OECD Publishing, Paris, DOI: 10.1787/58aa22b1-en. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  19. Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic (1998). Zelená zpráva 1997. Available at: //http://eagri.cz/public/web/mze/ministerstvo-zemedelstvi/vyrocni-a-hodnotici-zpravy/zpravy-o-stavuzemedelstvi/zelena-zprava-1997.html (accessed 1 March 2021).
  20. Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic (2016). Strategie resortu Ministerstva zemědělství České republiky s výhledem do roku 2030. Available at: https://eagri.cz/public/web/file/538509/Strategie_MZe_final_s_grafikou.pdf (accessed 15 September 2022).
  21. Montalbano, P., & Nenci, S. (2022). Does global value chain participation and positioning in the agriculture and food sectors affect economic performance? A global assessment. Food Policy, 108, 102235. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  22. Reddy, K., Chundakkadan, R., & Sasidharan, S. (2021). Firm innovation and global value chain participation. Small Business Economics, 57(4), 1995-2015. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  23. Sexton, R.J. (2013). Market power, misconceptions, and modern agricultural markets. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 95(2), 209-219. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
  24. TiVA (2022). Trade in Value Added, [Online]. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/sti/ind/measuring-trade-in-value-added.htm [Accessed: 2022, August 20].
  25. Žídek, L. (2006). Transformace české ekonomiky 1989-2004. C. H. Beck,
Návrat zpět