How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

Wisconsin Rural Partners, a non-profit corporation dedicated to developing leadership, networks and voice for rural Wisconsin, is accepting nominations for its 2014 Top Rural Development Initiative ...

As Congress prepares to shape the next farm bill, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry wants the discussion to include "new opportunities to ensure a vibrant rural economy." Rural development embraces economic ...

Jennifer Groth, director of policy and partnerships at Rural Development Initiatives, Inc., talks about what federal investment could do for rural Oregon. After decades of disinvestment and deferred ...

Geographical Indications (GIs) serve as a pivotal mechanism in both safeguarding the heritage of local products and promoting rural development. By linking products to their specific place of origin, ...

Dharmasthala: A study team from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, visited the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development ...

VIJAYAWADA: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has described 2025 as a year of major progress in rural development, tribal ...

Rural and regional geography is a dynamic field that examines the spatial organisation, evolution and resilience of rural areas and the interlinkages between these regions and larger urban networks.