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In the introduction to her article, the author draws attention to the reduction in the area of land resources in the Czech Republic during the period 2000 – 2012. In the next part, she examines the development of the number of selected breeding livestock in the Czech Re-public between 2000 –2014, which is followed by the development of cropland areas sown with selected agricultural crops over the same period and the development of the total harvest of selected agricultural crops (in tons) in 2002 – 2013. It was discovered that dur-ing the reference period the number of cattle, pigs and poultry decreased, whilst the num-ber of sheep and horses increased. As for the cropland areas, there was a reduction in the area farmed for wheat, barley, potatoes and fodder crops, whereas the rapeseed cropland area grew significantly. Regarding the production, the total harvest of wheat, annual fodder crops and particularly rapeseed increased, which was in contrast to barley, potatoes and perennial fodder crops where the author noted a certain decrease in production. The au-thor also believes that by introducing an appropriate agricultural policy, the State should ensure greater food self-sufficiency and encourage citizens to purchase Czech products. Moreover, the great majority of businesses dealing with primary agricultural production belong to a group of small and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with Act No. 47/2002 Coll., On the support of small and medium-sized enterprises, as later amended.