The impact of the Common agricultural policy on the agricultural sector in the Vysočina Region

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to show the extend of dependency of the Vysočina Region on subsidies in agriculture provided by the European Union under CAP. Based on the set objective, the first research question dealing with the state of agriculture in the Vysočina region in individual years was established. Second research question deals with the issue of the extent of the region's dependence on subsidies granted by the European Union, thus whether the region can manage without these funds. For the theoretical a method of analysis and synthesis of documents, domestic and foreign sources part was used. In the theoretical part, based on literary sources, the European Union and its organizations or funds are briefly described in the connection with the EU Common Agricultural Policy, followed by European agriculture and rural areas. The issue of general agriculture in the Czech Republic is mentioned, as well as the issue of the CAP in the CZ, and also several important concepts such as subsidies are explained. In the practical part, the general characteristics of the Vysočina Region, its economic situation and the state of agriculture are outlined. The research of my Bachelor thesis is focused on subsidies provided, the data was obtained mainly from secondary sources at the region level and the opinion of the stakeholders in the sector was verified by interviews. A structured interview method has been chosen, where precise questions had been set, including their order and wording. The collection of these data was carried out mainly with legal entities and natural persons in the Vysočina Region. On the basis of a comparison of such obtained findings, the hypothesis of the state of agriculture and the payment of subsidies in the region was derived: Vysočina Region is not currently able to manage without the financial help of the European Union