Open AccessTHE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS: COMPARISON BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND ITALY
Author(s) -
Donatello Caruso,
Jolita Greblikaitė
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
management theory and studies for rural business and infrastructure development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-0355
pISSN - 1822-6760
DOI - 10.15544/mts.2018.01
Subject(s) - lithuanian , agriculture , business , position (finance) , productivity , distribution (mathematics) , agricultural economics , performance indicator , agricultural science , economics , economic growth , finance , geography , marketing , environmental science , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , archaeology
In agricultural sector it is important to evaluate activity performance. The research problem is to analyze difference of performance of agricultural holdings between Lithuania and Italy at farms level. The purpose is to define economic indicators for agricultural holdings’ evaluation and compare between two countries. Methodology is based on quantitative analysis. Research results demonstrate the distribution of performance indicators (e. g., sales growth, investments, productivity and financial position) are significantly different for Lithuanian farms compared to Italian. Presented analysis opens scientific need to develop a tool for farm performance evaluation using FADN data and to as-sess income of farms across Europe.