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, ...

Extreme poverty is mainly a rural phenomenon. Four of every five people below the $1.90-a-day international income poverty line lived in rural areas in 2013 (Castañeda and others, 2018). Over the last ...

Free site visits and technical assistance is being offered to landowners throughout Jefferson and Harrison counties by Rural Action, a regional community development organization. Rural Action works ...

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

In 2006, Bihar, one of India’s poorest and most populous states, was contending with poor infrastructure and service delivery, and a complex political and social context. Limited inclusion of women in ...

Between 2009 and 2020, Paraguay promoted the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices among target beneficiaries (249,662 direct beneficiaries, 53 percent of whom were women). The project ...

In an effort to further strengthen its long-standing commitment to agricultural development and rural empowerment, Link ...

BEIJING, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn: A collection of case studies highlighting best poverty alleviation and rural development practices that have been implemented in ...

Tim GB Hart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article. He has previously received funding from the Department ...