International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
By the editors 29/10/2014 An international student call for pluralism in economics Over 65 associations of economics students from over 30 different countries, believe it is time to reconsider the way economics is taught. It is time to rethink the limits of economics and our ability to contend with the multidimensional challenges of the 21st century Read More …
by the editors 16/09/2014 One of the aims of this blog is to encourage networking and cooperation across boarders and research fields among ICRPS faculty and alumni. We are therefore very happy to present a new article in the journal Migraciones Internacionales vol. 7, n 4, p. 235-264, by ICRPS faculty member by Philomena De Read More …
by the editors 16/02/2014 Dr. Dave Kohl, Professor Emeritus in the Agricultural & Applied Economics Department at Virginia Tech University discusses the key economic indicators to observe in the agricultural industry in the recorded webinar entitled The Pulse of Global Economics Mapping Local Food Webs Toolkit from the Campaign to Protect Rural England Rural communities Read More …
by the editors, 01/12/2013 Curious about what we have read lately? Here is a few links that we hope can be of interest to you: A personal story about climate change and smallholder farmers “What My Great Grandfather Taught Me About Climate Change And Agriculture“ Economic growth is not everything, GDP does not capture the Read More …
by the editors, 6/10/2013 These are some of the articles we have come across lately. We hope you enjoy! The 9th OECD Rural Developement Policy Confererence will be held in Bologna, Italy 23-25th of October. The topic is Rural-Urban Partnerships: An Integrated Approach to Economic Developement Norway invests $23.7 million in crop diversity to ensure 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 15/01/2013 Articles on food waste has been recurring in our Recently Read column. Latest news on this front is a new report that states that 2 billion tons of all food – 50 % of all food produced – ends up as waste. What challenges is agriculture facing? Five scenarios for 2050. Read More …
by Stuty Maskey, 30/10/2012 Last month I attended a micro entrepreneurs’ trade fair in Kathmandu and met many micro entrepreneurs and home-based workers. Such fairs are one of the few opportunities that these rural communities get where they can come into direct contact with buyers as well as learn about market prices, competition and current Read More …
Recently Read is a weekly column where we share some of the links we have come across that are related to rural development in one way or the other, and that we think Summer Institute alumni will find interesting Food Waste Is Overwhelming. Here Are Five Things People Are Doing About It This article comments Read More …