The aim of this paper is to present the competitiveness of the Lithuanian farms. To determine the farm competitiveness level it was used the competitiveness index. The paper proposes an economic analysis of farms and their competitiveness according to their size in the period 2011-2015. The measurement was made at the farm level and the data of Lithuanian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) was employed. This analysis revealed that Lithuanian farms in the group of 20-<30 ha and farms in the group of 40 ha and larger in 2011-2015, except some years, demonstrated the competitiveness. But it was indicated the lack of development abilities of farms’ up to 20 ha and 30-<40 ha over all the analysed period.
Key words: competitiveness, farm, index.
Assessing the competitiveness of farms in Lithuania
Lukošiutė I. 2017. Assessing the competitiveness of farms in Lithuania.Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development. Vol 17, Issue 3, p. 205-208. ISSN online 2285-3952 / ISSN print 2284-7995. [CopernicusICV 2013: 6.64; DOAJ; CABI; Ulrich's Periodicals Directory; Google Scholar; PBN (Polish Scholary Bibliography); OCLC (WorldCat); SCIPIO; Citefactor; Research Bible]
