It is widely accepted that digitalisation can allow us to tackle the social, economic and even environmental challenges that agro-food systems are currently facing. There is a vibrant debate regarding the challenges one might face when adopting digital tools. This article engages in this...

1. Agrarian change in China : the commodification of collective land / Rene Trappel -- 2. The constricted evolution of China's rural labor market / Gunter Schucher -- 3. Greasing the wheels of development : rural credit in China / Lynette H. Ong -- 4. Franchising the state : farmers,...

This paper develops a methodology to define functional rural areas in the EU. It seeks feedback on the method and the results. Functional rural areas cover all the territory outside functional urban areas. They are constructed in three steps. First, we define rural centres: they are the largest...