Agriculture and forestry
The overarching goal in the Agriculture and forestry area is to develop competitive, sustainable and entrepreneurially diverse agriculture, food industry, forestry and water management, supported by sustainable management of natural resources, including the protection and promotion of biodiversity.
More about the area
Expenditure in this area is administered by three chapters in total, with more than 99.0% falling within the remit of the Ministry of Agriculture. The remaining expenditure is decided by the Ministry of Defence and General Treasury Management.
- State budget expenditure 2027
- CZK 66.6 bn draft state budget
- Share of state budget
- 2.6%
- Year-on-year change
- +5.0%
State budget expenditure 2027 (draft): CZK 66.6 bn.
Topics and performance indicators
- Agriculture: CZK 56.2 bn
Goal: Develop competitive agriculture that ensures long-term food security. Support sustainable development of agriculture, management of natural resources and the development of organic farming.
- Labour productivity in agriculture (CZK thousand)
- Utilised agricultural area (thousand ha)
- Share of land under organic farming (%)
- Water management: CZK 3.6 bn
Goal: Ensure conditions for building adequate water infrastructure for public needs. Improve flood prevention.
- Share of population connected to the public water supply (%)
- Share of population connected to the public sewerage system (%)
- Inhabitants protected against floods (thousand persons)
- Forestry: CZK 2.5 bn
Goal: Increase the biodiversity and ecological stability of forest ecosystems while maintaining their production function.
- Share of forests regenerated with soil-improving species (%)
- Research and development: CZK 1.1 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
- Administration: CZK 1.5 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
- Other: CZK 1.8 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
State budget areas
- Social security
- Education
- Healthcare
- Defence
- Transport
- Security and public order
- Industry
- Agriculture and forestry
- Legal protection
- Employment policy
- Culture, sport, churches and leisure activities
- Local development
- Environment
- Basic and applied research
- Other public services
- Special chapters and elections
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