International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors 16/06/2013 As the Cost of Energy Goes Up, Food Prices Follow says the World Bank Cross Country Analysis of Farm Economic Performance from the OECD The Trouble with Biofuels: Costs and Consequences of Expanding Biofuel Use in the United Kingdom Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food from the New York Times Read More …
by the editors 29/05/2013 Recently read – short and sweet this time. Progress towards clean energy has stalled, IEA says in Tracking Clean Energy Progress Models and Best Practices for Building Sustainable Food Systems in Ontario and Beyond – new report from 2011 ICRPS alumni Karen Landman Big Think: There is such a thing as too Read More …
by the editors 23/04/2013 As mentioned in this previous post, Exploring Rurality has been around for one year this month! We want to take a look back and shed some light on the great posts that have been published in the last year.
by the editors 15/04/2013 A spring, a summer, a fall and a winter has passed – and Exploring Rurality has turned one year old as the ICRPS Summer Institute turns ten.
by the editors, 03/04/2013 Think Big: The Farm of the Future: Crowdfunding a Revolution? Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Rural Community Guide from the University of Guelph. A new book has been published entitled: “Shaping Rural Areas in Europe: Perceptions and Outcomes on the Present and the Future”. America’s best small town comebacks from Read More …
by the editors, 06/02/2013 OECD 8th Rural Development Policy Conference: The presentations of the OECD 8th Rural Development Policy Conference are now available online. Rural Land in Australia: A framework for the measurement and analysis of nationwide patterns of ownership change, aggregation and fragmentation. The Greening of Canadian Agriculture – How to make farmers better stewards of the Read More …
by the editors, 27/01/2013 We have been asked to inform you all about this job opportunity as a research associate in Pondicherry, India. It might be of interest for ICRPS students? The advertisement for one post of research associate for ‘Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)’ sponsored research project: “Paddy Cultivation: A key Determinant of Read More …
by the editors 21/12/2012 Photos: Katja Cappelen