The paper is focused on rural development in the Czech Republic. The contemporary situation is influenced by global megatrends as well as by inner factors. Lifestyle of the Czech rural population has been reshaped, recently. Because the factors are changing every decade, it brings a lot of...

If the recent exponential increase in food prices is any indication, India faces the risk of food crisis. Agriculture is defined as the science and practice of activities relating to, processing, marketing, distribution, utilization, and trade of food, feed and fiber. Agriculture remains an...

While a carbon market offers substantial opportunities for US agriculture, regional differences in such a market are often ignored. This paper focuses on the advantages and challenges for agriculture in the South. The potential of two promising options are analyzed: conversion from cropland to...