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Mission
The
Research Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics (RIAFE)
is a public research institution, reporting to the Ministry of
Agriculture.
Its
historic predecessor, a branch of the Prague-based Farm
Management and Accounting Institute was established in 1919
and later reorganized several times.
The
Institute is responsible for applied economic research in
agriculture and food sectors, collecting and processing of
knowledge generated in the field of basic economic research
and in other related scientific disciplines.
Its main
task is to elaborate on scientific foundations of the national
agricultural policy, to provide policy analyses and
recommendations to the public administration.
The
institute provides sectoral economic analyses and surveys on
agricultural products´ economics. It is also monitoring the
agro-food market situation. It conducts research on
socio-economic issues of agriculture and rural areas. The
Institute contributes to setting up governmental documents and
strategies. Research teams of the Institute work on several
projects on assessment of economic and social impacts of EU
membership on agriculture and rural areas.
The
Institute participates in international research projects and
also cooperates with international institutions, such as FAO,
OECD and World Bank.
The Institute operates:
Deputy Director
Ing. Palacková A. |
