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Does farm ownership structure matter? Distribution of CAP subsidies between primary and final beneficiaries in Slovakia

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  • Jan Pokrivcak

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Marian Toth

    (Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, the Czech Republic)

  • Pavel Ciaian

    (Joint Research Centre (JRC), Seville, Spain)

  • Mario Juliny

    (Institute of Agricultural Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Abstract

This paper analyses the distribution of CAP subsidies between primary beneficiaries (farms) and final beneficiaries (farm owners) in Slovakia in 2021, using unique micro-level data. The results show a significant inequality in the distribution of CAP subsidies between primary and final beneficiaries in Slovakia. The majority of CAP payments (92% for primary beneficiaries and 89% for final beneficiaries) are concentrated among the top 20% of beneficiaries, with a higher concentration among primary beneficiaries than final beneficiaries. However, there is a reversal at the top stratum of beneficiaries. The top 1% of primary beneficiaries receive 26.2% of CAP subsidies, compared to 31.0% for final beneficiaries. For the remaining 99% of beneficiaries, the distribution of CAP subsidies is more concentrated at the level of primary beneficiaries than at the level of final beneficiaries. The analyses suggest that the implementation of the CAP in Slovakia has not been sufficient to address the unequal distribution of CAP subsidies.

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  • Jan Pokrivcak & Marian Toth & Pavel Ciaian & Mario Juliny, 2025. "Does farm ownership structure matter? Distribution of CAP subsidies between primary and final beneficiaries in Slovakia," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 71(2), pages 71-85.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:71:y:2025:i:2:id:186-2024-agricecon
    DOI: 10.17221/186/2024-AGRICECON
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