The study sheds light on the effects of COVID-19 on rural livelihood and economic stability. The pandemic crisis has immensely impacted the employment rate and agriculture in India. The rural population of India is majorly connected with agriculture as agriculture is the basic way of income for...

This paper analyses the role of tertiary education on rural development. Using census data on villages in India for 2011, we find that skilled workers have had an important impact on rural prosperity. A 1 percentage point rise in the share of the village population with tertiary education raises...

Grain for Green Program (GFGP) was initiated as payment for ecosystem services (PES) in the northwest China. Using survey and land use and land cover data, we explored the function of the PES on both the environment and socioeconomic options for achieving economic and ecological co-evolution....

Rural livelihoods will continue to face the consequences of climatic change in the short and long term, and the outlook is likely going to deteriorate further with the increasing frequency and intensity of weather extremes. This paper aims to investigate the common traits and heterogeneity of...

Despite managing rapid economic growth and demonstrating poverty reduction, Ethiopia did not achieve growth-enhancing rural transformation. A need to understand how to realize this can be obtained by synthesizing lessons from countries that have already attained it. In light of this, the purpose...

Sri Lanka's economy underwent steady structural transformation over the last two decades. During this time, economic activities increasingly shifted toward industry and services. Poverty fell significantly during this period, mainly led by nonfarm income growth. The nature of rural nonfarm...

This study offers a comprehensive picture of the rural economy in Bangladesh during the first three months of the lockdown period in comparison with the pre-COVID-19 situation. Using a nationally representative sample (of 2,312 rural households from 62 villages in 56 districts) known as the...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social effects on households have created an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis and protect the welfare of the least well-off Ethiopians. To track how the pandemic is affecting...

Migration is a phenomenon of increasing global relevance as year by year a growing number of individuals is leaving their home driven by the pursuit to improve the well-being of their households through additional income. While the drivers of international migration and its effect on the...

The diversification of economic activities in rural areas is a topical issue and can be a fundamental strategy for the development of the Romanian rural area, because it can produce a beneficial effect from an economic point of view, by increasing the income of the rural population.The Romanian...

In the Indian market, marketing attains a principally urban preconception. Therefore, there was especially less attempt from industries to make goods and services available to fulfill rural market requirements. An unconcerned attitude moreover because of the hypothesis that the rural customer is...

Rural economies in the United States are facing a downward spiral with job losses and failure to acquire skills required in this age of automation. A multitude of factors have prevented rural communities to keep up with the mainstream American economy leading to outmigration and rising debt levels

The paper is an attempt to understand the purchase behavior of rural consumers with reference to selected FMCG products. This is done by studying factors influencing their purchase decision, counterfeit products and their use, and the role of retailers in influencing the purchase decision of...

The Census of India 2011 shows the total population of 1.21 Billion (121 Crores), 0.833 Billion (83.3 Crores) are in rural areas. This creates many opportunities for marketers to promote and push their products in rural markets. In this study, an attempt is made to understand the brand knowledge...

An attempt has been made in the paper to explore to the extent women empowerment affected the conditions of rural women engaged in agriculture and related household activities. Results of the study show that there isn’t much improvement in women’s power in regard to take decisions in...

We offer a comprehensive picture of the rural economy in Bangladesh during the first three months of the lockdown period in comparison with the pre-COVID-19 situation. Using a nationally representative sample (of 2,312 rural households from 62 villages in 56 districts) known as the Mahbub...

The rural villages in India epitomize essence of Indian civilization as it is considered a repository of traditional mores and folkways. Rural villages are the integral part of the nation, not just as places of abode, but as the custodians of culture, tradition and the spit of the nation itself....

Agriculture is the backbone of our country, and 70% of the population of India is living in rural areas. Agriculture is the main driving force for ensuring food and nutrition security, increasing employment in rural areas and sustainable socio-economic development of farmers. Farming and allied...

What drives livelihood diversification among predominantly rural households in developing countries and how can welfare-enhancing patterns be established and sustained in the long run? A large literature has focused on whether income diversification is a means of survival or a means of...

MGNERGA is the world's largest rights based safety net initiative. It was launched in 200 districts of rural India in February 2006 which was extended all the rural India in April 2008. It is one of the first such programmes in the world, where wage employment is treated as their right for the...

The purpose of this paper is to explore barriers to economic growth in rural areas in Mbé, Cameroon and identify ways to improve the well-being of those people. There’re economic hardships in many families. Economic development is vital for people’s well-being. Design/methodology/approach:...

"One of the principal themes of this book is to explore whether agriculture can foster economic development in the country or not. If so, what steps have to be taken and models to be adopted? Structural transformation from agriculture to manufacturing and services is inevitable as a country...

Familienunternehmen sind ein entscheidender Faktor für die Herstellung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse in Stadt und Land. In ländlichen Regionen, in denen es viele Familienunternehmen gibt, nimmt die Einwohnerzahl zu und die Abwanderung von jungen Menschen ist geringer. Regionen mit hoher...

Innovation and small fast-growing knowledge-intensive enterprises are often described as a potential engine for development of rural economies of the post-socialistic countries, struggling with problem of depopulation, decline of agriculture, monostructural economic base, overexploitation of...

Familienunternehmen sind ein entscheidender Faktor für die Herstellung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse in Stadt und Land. In ländlichen Regionen, in denen es viele Familienunternehmen gibt, nimmt die Einwohnerzahl zu und die Abwanderung von jungen Menschen ist geringer. Regionen mit hoher...

Tales of Peasants, Traders, and Officials: Contracting in Rural Andhra Pradesh, 1980-82 stems from a research project in the subfield of rural economic organization, with a focus on credit and irrigation, and on how public policy in these domains influenced agricultural development. The...