This paper focuses on the Uppsala region of Sweden to analyse the dynamics of new agrarian questions intersecting with the prospects for immigrants to work in agriculture in the region. The paper seeks to explore the role of labour skills, agricultural automation and digitalisation of rural...

Urbanisation will continue in China, with the government planning to grant urban residential status to an additional 100 million rural workers by 2020. While this process is transforming the urban economy, the rural economy is also undergoing substantial structural change. Government policy...

The rise of Information and Communication Technology has leveled the field of progress and development. No more development could be confined to a single place, however subtle it may be of. The rural India is lagging no way behind in adopting the usage of ICT tools. Mobile phones, TV sets,...

Agricuture Ministry of Russia has developed a draft of the State program of integrated development of rural territories (SP IDRT) for 2020–20251. Fundamental difference of the new program from the current Federal Target Program “Sustainable development of rural areas for 2014–2017 and the...

During the ten years of our country's membership in the EU, the implementation of the Rural Development Programme have become a driving force for raising income and improving living conditions in the rural areas. The purpose of this report is to assess the impact of the CAP on rural development...

In this paper some of the key issues related to digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas are addressed. In line with the Green Deal, the paper proposes a framework on how to address the "twin transition" (ecological+digital) through transformative policies based on directionality, market...

In this paper I look at knowledge systems and the channels of innovation diffusion in Tajikistan. In particular I look at the formation of the agricultural advisory services as a vital source of knowledge and innovation for farmers during the transition process. After the end of the Soviet Union...

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...