The role played by associations in Morocco has always been linked to the political and socioeconomic context of the country. The launch of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) is a boost, a shock for the Moroccan associative fabric. This work analyzes the distribution of associations in the province of Chefchaouen as well as their p...
In the current debate, social innovation is a useful policy tool to strengthen rural development and oppose marginalization in rural areas. In this context, it is necessary to enhance the social function of agriculture as a producer of values that are out of the market and rooted in the territory. The agricultural cooperative can be a vector of soc...
The article presents the characteristics of the gastronomic offer on tourist farms and its potential for the development of gastronomy (wine and food) tourism in rural Slovenia. Although this potential has already been recognized and repeatedly highlighted in various strategic development documents, no comprehensive research has been conducted at t...
In rural areas the overlapping of different functions creates spaces and places where activities and interests of various actors and stakeholders converge / herewith the potential for conflict arises. Based on extensive desk research (demographical, socio-economical and spatial analyses) and an e-questionnaire among Slovene municipalities we identi...
Published in International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
Rural development has become a significant policy challenge in Europe. More employment opportunities have increasingly been concentrated in urban areas, leaving rural regions with ever-continuing down-fall in terms of population size and economic growth. In this context, rural entrepreneurship activity that positively influences rural communities i...
Published in International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
In the context of the Farm-to-Fork strategy towards climate and natural resources neutralization, all players in agri-food value chain actors and stakeholders – citizens, consumers and business – cope with new challenges based on a better understanding of the complex interrelations between public health, ecosystems, value chains, consumption patter...
International audience
Published in Management Systems in Production Engineering
The article deals with the issue of supporting the technological modernization of agriculture by investing in infrastructure surrounding the farms with the use of a financial instrument in the form of the Rural Development Program (RDP) based on the Lubuskie Voivodeship. The article describes, among other things, the importance of infrastructure an...
Depuis les années 2000, la Politique agricole commune est devenue une des composantes majeures de la politique de développement rural, déclinée en France dans un programme hexagonal, mais peu de travaux ont été consacrés à l’évaluation de ses effets sur l’attractivité des territoires ruraux. Cet article présente les résultats d’une évaluation des e...
Published in Ambio
Livelihood diversification has become an integral focus of policies and investments aiming to reduce poverty, vulnerability, and pressure on fishery resources in coastal communities around the globe. In this regard, coastal fisheries in the Pacific Islands have long been a sector where livelihood diversification has featured prominently. Yet, despi...
