This chapter examines how countries in sub-Saharan Africa seek to enhance their human, institutional, technology and infrastructure capacity to enable them establish a vibrant sustainable economy and enjoy a more vigorous entrepreneurship. It is argued that educational and infrastructure capacity...

This chapter examines the processes of rapid land-use change impacting on swidden systems in Ratanakiri province. Building on this, it also outlines the possibilities and some of the changes needed for swidden agriculture to survive as a viable land use in this region. The discussion begins with an ...

This chapter describes how swidden farmers in Laos bore the brunt of the implementation of a rural-development model that aimed to stabilize agriculture by grouping and permanently resettling itinerant farmers. The chapter discusses: (i) the rural development policies and programmes from 1975 to...

This chapter presents the impacts of rural employment policies on food consumption patterns and nutritional security among rural households in India. It uses household unit data on dietary patterns and employment collected at the national level. Implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...

This chapter addresses tourism's role in community development, specifically how planning and policies are addressed in the literature, considering community participation in these processes, as well as the social, economic, and environmental aspects of a destination.

This chapter deals with the problems agriculture and the rural economy faces and the policies used to tackle them. It starts from a general review of why governments wish to interfere with the running of the economy, and discusses the four basic stages of the policy process. The chapter then moves...

This chapter examines Albanian agricultural and rural development policy in the context of the EU integration process. It discusses: the strategic framework for agriculture and rural development; the implementation of national agricultural and rural development support schemes; and the alignment...

This chapter explains the principles and mechanisms of the Serbian agricultural market and rural development policies, and discusses recent reforms. By doing so this chapter provides insights into the consistency of the Serbian with the EU agricultural, rural and structural policies. The chapter...

This chapter draws on the previous chapters of the report in order to derive the likely consequences for Serbia's agricultural and agri-food sectors should it become an EU member in five to seven years. Three groups of issues are explored in this chapter. The first set of issues relates to Serbia's ...

Established in 2006, Brazil's National System of Food and Nutrition Security is made up of representatives of civil society organizations and different governmental sectors. Innovative programmes have emerged as a consequence of this institutional framework. Effective connections made at programme...