International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors, 20/03/2013 Scotland´s Rural College is looking for a Professor/Senior Researcher/ Researcher Rural or Regional Economics. Could this be your next job? Photo courtesy of IITA Image Library
by the ICRPS 2013 Organizing Team, 16/03/2013 ICRPS Summer Institute 16 – 30 June 2013: Agri-food systems and rural development: tradition, innovation and green governance. Registration is now open!
by the editors 16/03/2013 “Evaluating the Impact of Agricultural Knowledge Trasfer Activities“. A 4 year PhD Fellowship is availble in a joint research project between twasgasc (the Irish Agriculture and Food Developement Authority) and the University of Geneva. They are looking for applicants with economic modelling skills. Read more about the position here! Application deadline Read More …
by the editors 13/03/2013 The University of Nebraska seeks a visionary and dynamic leader for the position of founding Executive Director of the newly established Rural Futures Institute.
by the editors 10/03/2013 The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food — Thanks John Devlin! A new book has recently been released on Social Transformation in Rural Canada. Rural British Columbia Project: Discussion Paper Series Exploring the built environment and physical activity in rural Ontario health units A new FAO Report has been released entitled: “Biofuels and Read More …
by Eric Marr, 25/02/2013 On Friday, February 15 I had the opportunity to sit as a panellist at the 2013 Farmland Forum hosted by the Ontario Farmland Trust and the University of Guelph. The topic of the forum was “The Farm Economy & Rural Resilience: Coping with Climate Change & Rising Energy Prices” and brought Read More …
by the editors 19/02/2013 Mining in the north of Canada is expected to nearly double by 2020. However, substantial impediments for sustainable growth exist (Thanks for the tip, John D!) NYT: In India, food perishes in the heat because of lack of cooling. Maybe a SolerCool can help? NPR: Rice shortage – The story of a shortage Read More …
by the editors 11/02/2013 This was added to the ICRPS Linked-In group recently. We repost it here, for those who missed it. CALL FOR PAPERS Manuscripts by March 15th, 2013 Agrarian Frontiers: A Rural Studies Review University of Missouri-Columbia • 100 Gentry Hall • Columbia, Missouri • 65211 Agrarian Frontiers is an interdisciplinary journal intended 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 Fabio De Menna, 29/01/2013 ICRPS Summer Institute 16 – 30 June 2013 The Department of Agro-food Science and Technology of the University of Bologna (UNIBO) and the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro (CEUB) will host the 10th annual International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute. The 2013 Summer Institute will take place in Bertinoro, Read More …