In Burundi, more than 90% of the active population is engaged in family agriculture, which plays a vital role in food production and constitutes more than 50% of the GDP. Before the civil war of 1993, Kirundo was deemed the “breadbasket of the countryâ€, as the region fed many parts of...

This paper analyses the main factors influencing the regional competitiveness of rural areas in the Tatarstan Republic. Firstly, 19 variables related to the socio-economic situation in the Tatarstan Republic were analysed, these having been taken from the Statistics Committee of the Tatarstan...

The main goals of the spatial development of rural areas are to protect and prevent degradation of agricultural land, forests and protected areas, as well as to encourage (more) balanced territorial development. Given that the quality and development of agriculture largely depend on the level of...

Side by side with the revaluation of a health-oriented lifestyle various kinds of axtive leisure activities and active tourism in particular have been gaining ground. Cycling, which is popular not only as a leisure time tourism activity but mainly within settlements, also as an...

Because of the broad definition of a farm—which includes numerous small operations that produce little or no agricultural commodities in any given year—most farm households earn all of their income from nonfarm sources. However, even those operating farms with substantial production often...

Healthy land ecosystems are essential to sustainable development, including food security and improved livelihoods. Yet, their key services have usually been taken for granted and their true value underrated, leading to land degradation becoming a critical global problem. This pattern of...

Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas. This year's edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, and population trends.

Napjaink egyik legégetőbb és egyben legizgalmasabb kérdése, hogy milyen lehetőségek mentén szükséges a fejlesztéseket megvalósítani Magyarországon az Európai Uniós integrációnk alapján. Hogyan és miként tudjuk a csatlakozás előnyeit minél jobban kihasználni és a...

A magyar területfejlesztési gyakorlatban, az utóbbi évtizedekben az a megközelítés volt az uralkodó, hogy az egyes térségek hiányzó erőforrásait kívülről érkező befektetők letelepítésével kívánták megoldani. Ennek köszönhetően a vidéki térségek kisebb...