Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies

Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies
Author: Jean Vasile, Andrei
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2019-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522598391

Promoting rural entrepreneurship is a necessary step to limit the negative effects of classical agricultural policy based on a linear process and attracting secondary resources to the economic process. The analysis of agricultural policy and rural development in conjunction to entrepreneurship in terms of production may represent a further step in understanding the role and importance of diversifying the rural potentials in contemporary economies. The Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies is an essential publication of academic research that examines agricultural policy and its impact on shaping future resilient economy in rural areas and identifies green business models and new business patterns in rural communities. Covering a range of topics such as entrepreneurship, product management, and marketing, this book is ideal for researchers, policymakers, academicians, economists, agriculture professionals, rural developers, business investors, and students.

Diversification and Accumulation in Rural Tanzania

Diversification and Accumulation in Rural Tanzania
Author: Pekka Seppälä
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789171064271

Recent studies on rural Africa increasingly reveal a pattern of development which is more complex than that proposed in earlier unilinear theories. The researchers have recently located intricate systems of patronage, local networks of cooperation, indigenous social safety nets but also alarming rates of differentiation. This study extends the analysis of local complexity to the labour sphere, showing how rural producers tend to diversify into multiple sources of income resulting in innovative straddling between them. The diversification which is a necessity for the poorest households provides the means for risk aversion and accumulation for the wealthier ones. Diversification and Accumulation in Rural Tanzania is a thought-provoking and theoretically challenging work showing how cultural issues penetrate economic practices and modify the outcome of any economic interventions.

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2019 Economic Diversification and Empowerment

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2019 Economic Diversification and Empowerment
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9264429514

This edition analyses how trade can contribute to economic diversification and empowerment, with a focus on eliminating extreme poverty, particularly through the effective participation of women and youth. It shows how aid for trade can contribute to that objective by addressing supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure constraints, including for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises notably in rural areas.

Have the Member States and the Commission Achieved Value for Money with the Measures for Diversifying the Rural Economy?

Have the Member States and the Commission Achieved Value for Money with the Measures for Diversifying the Rural Economy?
Author: European Court of Auditors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

"Diversifying the rural economy is essential for economic growth, employment and sustainable development in rural areas. This report concludes that the Commission and the Member States have, only to a limited extent, obtained value for money through the funding of the measures aimed at diversifying the rural economy. This was due to a lack of a clear demonstration of the need for support, the absence of specific objectives, and excessively broad eligibility and selection criteria. Member States did not take adequate steps to mitigate the risks of deadweight, displacement and overspending resulting in an inefficient use of resources. The ECA makes recommendations to help the Commission and Member States remedy these weaknesses." -- Page [4] of cover.