Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland.
PLoS One. 2022 Mar 14;17(3):e0265128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265128. eCollection 2022.
The objective of this paper is to identify the relationship between farm income and assets within the European Union (EU) in the context of economic and environmental sustainable development. The scientific context is connected to economic theory (the recognition of the nature of such a relationship, as well as the determination of whether sustainable development acts as a stimulant or destimulant under these conditions). The Farm Accounting Data Network system was employed in the article. The econometric models were estimated by panel data based on the reported results of the farms operations in EU member states for the period of 2004-2018. Accordingly, the relationship between income and assets is positive and statistically significant, but not very clear in the group of surveyed farms. Moreover, economic sustainability was found to positively influences the relationship between income and assets. In contrast, the relationship between incomes and assets was weakened. The situation is brought about by the intrinsic growth in the value of the land, as well as by the growing importance of non-productive assets. Thus, farmers in EU countries are becoming wealthier in terms of the value of their assets but, this is not reflected directly in their income. The reason is the growing importance of environmental and social functions in the agriculture the European Union. Greater skills in asset management at farm level are, therefore, required to mitigate the situation.
本文旨在探讨欧盟（EU）范围内农场收入与资产之间的关系，以实现经济和环境的可持续发展。该研究的科学背景与经济理论相关（即认识到这种关系的本质，以及在这些条件下可持续发展是刺激还是抑制因素）。本文使用了农场会计数据网络系统。根据欧盟成员国 2004 年至 2018 年的农场运营报告结果，采用面板数据对计量经济学模型进行了估计。结果表明，收入和资产之间存在正相关关系，且在统计上显著，但在调查农场群体中并不十分明显。此外，经济可持续性对收入和资产之间的关系具有积极影响。相反，收入和资产之间的关系被削弱了。这种情况是由土地价值的内在增长以及非生产性资产的重要性不断提高所导致的。因此，欧盟国家的农民在资产价值方面变得更加富有，但这并没有直接反映在他们的收入上。原因在于，在欧盟的农业中，环境和社会功能的重要性日益增加。因此，需要在农场层面上提高资产管理技能，以缓解这种情况。
