Searching for viable rural innovations that serve the health concerns of consumers and the economic needs of small-scale farms in Eastern Europe, this study deals with Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). We are interested in the costs and benefits for both sides involved, the farmers and...

Este trabalho analisa a relação entre a aplicação do programa Orçamento Participativo (OP) e a formação de Capital Social no meio rural, a partir da mudança de comportamento cívico de seus delegados eleitos. O estudo ocorreu em 8 comunidades rurais de Jacareí – SP e as conclusões...

The results of this study show development paths of rural regions in Austria. The conflicts between various policy objectives in regard to agriculture, the regional economy and protection of the environment will increase further. The value, which the society attaches to the social functions of...

The Republic of Serbia is the second state worldwide regarding volume of raspberry production and the third one concerning area of raspberry plantations. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to analyze and predict raspberry production in the Republic of Serbia. The paper also aims to determine...

The key to success and competitive agriculture are the ability of adaptation, dissemination and application of new technologies for faster modernization which requires general education. The application of knowledge must be accompanied by improvement of the educational structure of the...

The main objective of this paper is to discuss the basic features of a strategy aiming to make one post conflict rural area more open, ready to cooperate and innovate and ready to take responsibility for its development. Therefore, we explore the possibilities for implementation of Area Based...

O tema agricultura familiar tem sido foco de inúmeras discussões teóricas, havendo diversos entendimentos a respeito de seu futuro na sociedade contemporânea, existindo desde aqueles que profetizam o seu desaparecimento até os que acreditam que esta categoria social é capaz de se manter e...

The forest economy is in transition across Canada. Faced with high dollar values, increasing competition within the global market, high input costs for energy, labour and fibre, and growing expectations for environmental performance, the forest sector is undergoing significant economic...

Small communities sometimes increase their local sales tax rate in order to maintain or expand public services. The question addressed here is what is the net effect of changing sales tax rates on revenues from sales taxes? Using both semiparametric and nonparametric regression, we find retail...