Inflexný bod rozvoja poľnohospodárstva v 21. storočí
FLEXPOINT OF THE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: One began to implement the principles of capitalist farming in theory and in practice as late as the beginning of the 20th century. The enterprising in the agricultural sector was extraordinarily influenced by an agricultural policy particularly after the year 1870. Since then agriculture started to drop into an ever deeper economic isolation. We understand today the formation of the agribusiness theory as an attempt to equalise the position of agriculture from the point of view of the national economy. The condition achieved in the economic indicators of agriculture should satisfy us. Industrialisation phase of its development, which has taken place after the World War II has brought, however, many negative aspects. Thus we try in this paper to substantiate our view of the flex point both at the technology sector of the agricultural production and in the sphere of overcoming the economic isolation of agriculture as well. The au-thors are interested not only in the sustainable development of the agricultural produc-tion, but in the sustainable enterprising in agriculture too. The paper defines starting points for the reflections on the prospect of agriculture in the world. Rich countries have an unwritten responsibility to begin systematic work on a balanced utilisation of all limited natural resources of foodstuffs on the behalf of the whole mankind. Whereas in the developed countries the per capita production of agri-cultural products increases, in underdeveloped countries it remains more or less stable. Irrigation as an important source of the utilisation of water in agriculture become inevitable as a major rationalisation means. In current century water will become far more appreciated than gold. Currently there is a huge unbalance in the exploitation of commercial primary energy per capita in individual countries. The expected growth of energy consumption will influence negatively the environ-ment in various ways. One expects multiple growth of energy consumption extracted from biomass. By an expected population growth many scientists predict that biotech-nology at their correct, ethic and safe use can help to sustain world population. The entry into the 21st century will gradually bring about new technologies and techniques into the agriculture and foodstuff industries both in the rich as well as in the poor countries. Today, naturally, rich countries have much better conditions for the exploitation of know-how in biotechnology, conserving soil, water, air and health of animals and men. Developed world should therefore support personally as well as financially developing countries so as to improve their ability to absorb new technologies and to take part in research and development.

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