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Structural changes in agriculture, rural areas and regions, as well as in economic activities related to the production and trade of agricultural products, most often occur as a response to periodic changes in general economic and social conditi[...]Article
S. Coderoni ; J. Helming ; M. Pérez-Soba ; P. Sckokai ; A. Varacca |Policies in the agricultural and rural sectors are of key importance in shaping their sustainable development. These policies are changing from market-based policies to policies that aim to influence farmers' decision-making. Thus, the scientifi[...]Article
Agriculture is the main and, in some cases, the only, source of income and employment in rural areas. The change in the conditions under which agriculture is practiced has various effects on the agricultural economy but also on the social struct[...]Article
The growth of fraudulent pesticide trade has become a threat to farmers health, agrochemical businesses, and agricultural sustainability, as well as to the environment. However, assessment of the levels of farmers exposure to fraudulent pestic[...]Article
A. Baselice ; M. Lombardi ; M. Prosperi ; A. Stasi ; A. Lopolito |The European Union promotes social innovation (SI) initiatives for the support of marginalised rural areas through rural and sustainable development policies. These are based on the engagement of local actors and the strengthening of their mutua[...]Article
I. Vazquez-Gonzalez ; M. Do Mar Pérez-Fra ; A.I. Garcia-Arias ; B. Valdês-Paços ; E. López Iglesias |Humans have traditionally sought provisioning services from rural areas, but society is becoming increasingly aware of other services that rural areas provide to human beings, agroecosystem services. At the same time, however, certain dysservice[...]Article
This paper deals with the analysis of decision-making processes at the family-farm level with reference to the transition towards sustainable agriculture. Despite literature that has underlined the relevance of education in strategic decision ma[...]Article
K. Rijswijk ; L. Klerkx ; M. Bacco ; F. Bartolini ; E. Bulten ; L. Debruyne ; J. Dessein ; I. Scotti ; G. Brunori |Digital technologies are often seen as an opportunity to enable sustainable futures in agriculture and rural areas. However, this digital transformation process is not inherently good as it impacts on many aspects (e.g. economic, environmental, [...]Article
Goat farming is an important production sector not only for Greece, but also for other Mediterranean countries, as it contributes to the family economy in rural areas. Despite the importance of goat farming, this sector has experienced economic [...]Article
The Spanish agricultural sector crisis is intimately related to the weak position of local producers in the value chain. In order to analyse this issue, we will use a model that describes the post-industrial economy value creation process, and t[...]Article
Z. Palkova ; M. Okenkova ; M. Harnicarova ; J. Valicek ; M. Gombar ; J. Dvorsky ; M. Behanovska ; M. Slaninova ; M. Reiskupova ; P. Vnucko |The European Union Quality policy promotes original and traditional agricultural and food products of high quality at the EU level. It aims at protecting the names of specific products to promote their unique characteristics, linked to their geo[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
EU rural review, n. 32 - July 2021 - Long-term Vision for rural areas
2021This edition of the EU Rural Review looks at the future of rural areas in digital, environmental and social terms, as well as in terms of resilience. The content builds on the outcomes of the ENRD work on the Long-Term Rural Vision and of Rural[...]Article
Tourism has become a priority in national and regional development policies and is considered a source of economic growth, particularly in rural areas. Nowadays, wine tourism is an important form of tourism and has become a local development too[...]Article
H. Braiki ; G. Lestrelin ; S. Morardet ; S. Younsi ; E. Hassenforder ; A. Imache ; A. Barbe ; A. Ben Hassine ; F. Hadaji ; M.C. Harrabi |Les facilitateurs territoriaux ont généralement pour mission de faciliter le dialogue entre différents types dacteurs (agriculteurs, élus, administration ) en vue du développement dun territoire. Cet article décrit un dispositif pilote qui a f[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 2 - June 2021
2021Ce numéro a pour thème la Semaine de la vision rurale, une conférence interactive en ligne de cinq jours organisée pour associer les parties prenantes au processus délaboration dune Vision à long terme pour lavenir des zones rurales de lUE. [...]Article
United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the European Green Deal and the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are legislative proposals counting on rural and agricultural landscapes to assist climate change mitigation, ecosystem servi[...]Article
R. Ciolac ; T. Iancu ; I. Brad ; T. Adamov ; N. Mateoc-Sîrb |The agritourism activity can be a characteristic reality of the present, considering rural areas sustainability, being at the same time a business reality for rural entrepreneurs and a must have for rural communities that have tourism potenti[...]Article
La saison de récolte des olives fait naître une temporalité et un paysage qui façonnent les relations sociales et économiques. Ce moment deffervescence collective autour dune activité agricole emblématique de lespace méditerranéen offre une p[...]Article
One of the factors threatening the sustainability of rural territories is the hegemonic agro-industrial model, whose environmental and social impacts strongly limit rural life. Here, we want to call attention to the opportunities provided by alt[...]Article
S.S. Maican ; A.C. Muntean ; C.A. Pastiu ; S. Stepien ; J. Polcyn ; I. Dobra ; M. Darja ; C.O. Moisa |The agricultural sector ensures food security and is a major source of employment, income, and economic activity in rural areas. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) considers that family farms are the key to a susta[...]Article
M. Aronica ; M.F. Cracolici ; D. Insolda ; D. Piacentino ; S. Tosi |Rural areas still suffer from a lack of sustainable development, and the diversification of farms may be a step in the right direction. The paper provides a detailed picture of the diversification of Sicilian farms into tourism services. Specifi[...]Article
This work addresses the relevance of immigrant communities in a specific agricultural sector, extensive livestock husbandry pastoralism. This activity provides a primary source of employment and income specifically in inner and remote rural ar[...]Article
This study examines how the Covid-19 pandemic crises has not only modified networks and rhythms of human movement and migratory flows on both a global and local scale; yet it also has weakened the hegemony of the prevailing paradigm that conside[...]Article
The current international migration has transformed the morphology, the social structures and the local economies in many rural areas, often helping to reverse a long-term demographic and social decline. Analyzing two experiences of Southern Ita[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Rural connections, n. 1 - May 2021
2021This edition focuses on how to communicate successfully about rural development projects, based on the NRN's work and the Rural Inspiration Awards. Articles by rural development stakeholders across Europe range from social farming to LEADER enha[...]Article
At the end of the 20th century, tourism was positioned as an activity capable of diversifying and reactivating the economies of European rural areas, which were experiencing problems of aging and population loss. One of the public initiatives th[...]Article
LEADER is an EU development method that aims to stimulate local actors to cooperate and co-produce ideas and projects that otherwise would not be possible. Therefore, the Local Action Groups (LAGs) should not only focus on implementing the Local[...]Article
In this study, we aim to find the determinants of innovation in the agrifood industry in an inland region in southeast Spain, which depends upon and specializes in this sector. The determinants we propose are firm and environmental factors. From[...]Article
A.A. Mana ; A.A. Mana ; A. Allouhi ; K. Ouazzani ; A. Jamil |All over the world, agriculture is both the food provider and an energy-intensive consumer, basically in developing countries. Thus, energy inputs into agriculture are often from fossil origin. Nevertheless, rural development cannot be done with[...]Article
The desire for sustainability calls for new development paths for the agricultural sector. Some suggest creating small to medium size farms, performing agricultural practices that preserve ecosystems, are labour intensive and connected to local [...]