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Environmental Impacts and Attitudes of Agricultural Enterprises for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development

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  • Zuzana Juríčková

    (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 609/2, 949 76 Nitra-Chrenová, Slovakia)

  • Zuzana Lušňáková

    (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 609/2, 949 76 Nitra-Chrenová, Slovakia)

  • Marcela Hallová

    (Department of Informatics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 609/2, 949 76 Nitra-Chrenová, Slovakia)

  • Elena Horská

    (Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 609/2, 949 76 Nitra-Chrenová, Slovakia)

  • Monika Hudáková

    (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 609/2, 949 76 Nitra-Chrenová, Slovakia)

Abstract

Recognising that implementing an agricultural enterprise impacts the state of the environment, its ecological stability, and the self- regulatory capabilities of ecosystems, the aim of this paper is to acquaint the professional and lay public about the attitudes of Slovakian agricultural enterprises towards environmental protection and sustainable development. The paper draws attention to present methods, techniques, and tools that enterprise management are applying for the purpose of meeting and overcoming environmental challenges. The data for this research were obtained from controlled interviews and a questionnaire survey conducted across more than 90 agricultural enterprises. Based on the data outcomes, research premises and formulated research hypotheses put forward are verified by using Friedman, Wilcoxon, Kruskal–Wallis, and Pearson chi-square tests. Discussion of the findings points out that although Slovakia is not yet one of the most polluting countries, promoting the application of environmental protection approaches for sustainable development is of the essence. The most important agriculturally related step, mitigating environmental degradation, is to promote changes in the moral values of agricultural enterprises and the society through enhanced environmental awareness and application practices.

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  • Zuzana Juríčková & Zuzana Lušňáková & Marcela Hallová & Elena Horská & Monika Hudáková, 2020. "Environmental Impacts and Attitudes of Agricultural Enterprises for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:10:y:2020:i:10:p:440-:d:420878
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