- "Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas."
Study about the process of rural development, agricultural productivity, and human resource development, the linkages between agriculture and rural development, and how the two sectors interact with each other.
Agronomy: The science of soil management, crop production and improvement, and soil fertility.
Animal Science: Education on breeding, growth, and management of farm animals, including livestock and poultry.
Agricultural Economics: The study of the allocation of agricultural resources and the costs and benefits of agricultural policies in terms of rural development and global economic implications.
Agricultural Production Systems: The understanding of food systems, production methods, and farming practices that effectively contribute towards sustainability, resilience, and social equity.
Agricultural Technology: The use of scientific principles, tools and techniques to innovate and improve farming practices, agricultural systems, and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Crop Science: Study of crop breeding, crop genetics, plant disease and pest management, and crop physiology.
Farming Systems: Knowledge of the farming systems that involve different agroecological niches within a rural landscape, including monocropping or mixed cropping, short-term or long-term land use, and technology, labor, and market factors.
Food Science: Understanding science of food technology, food processing, nutrition of food, hygiene and sanitation in food production, packaging and storage.
Forestry and Natural Resource Management: Learning about the utilization, conservation, and management of natural resources such as fisheries, forests, and wildlife.
Hydrology and Water Resources Management: Understanding sustainable water management for agricultural needs, effective harvesting and storage techniques, and rainwater-harvesting mechanisms.
Rural Sociology: Understanding social dynamics and behavior of the rural community to build a better social and economic environment.
Soil Science: The study of the chemical, biological, and physical properties of soil to optimize soil productivity and health.
Sustainable Agriculture: An agricultural system in which the productivity and health of the soil, environment, and food system is maintained without compromising its economic and social prosperity.
Genetics and Biotechnology: Study of genetic makeup that involves gene editing and genetic modification to enhance crop productivity while conserving soil health and biodiversity.
Integrated Pest Management: Learning about the control of pests and insects using ecological principles, pest resistant crops, and natural predators.
Subsistence agriculture: This is a type of agriculture where farmers produce crops and raise livestock mainly for their own consumption.
Commercial agriculture: This is a form of agriculture that involves the production of crops and livestock mainly for market sale.
Agroforestry: This is a type of agricultural system that integrates the cultivation of trees with crops and/or livestock to promote sustainability and conservation.
Intensive agriculture: This type of agriculture emphasizes high-yield production of crops and livestock through the use of modern technology, fertilizers, irrigation, and other intensive practices.
Extensive agriculture: This type of agriculture emphasizes low inputs and low productivity, usually involving the use of large areas of land with minimal inputs of labor or fertilizers.
Horticulture: This is a type of agriculture that involves the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants, often in greenhouses or other controlled environments.
Aquaculture: This is the farming of aquatic organisms, such as fish or shrimp, in controlled environments like ponds or tanks.
Livestock farming: This involves the rearing of livestock like cattle, pigs, and sheep, for products like meat, milk, wool, and hides.
Sustainable agriculture: This involves the use of agricultural practices that are environmentally friendly, economically viable, and socially beneficial.
Organic farming: This type of farming emphasizes the use of organic inputs like compost and natural fertilizers, and avoids the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.
Urban agriculture: This type of farming involves the production of food and non-food crops within cities and other urban areas to enhance food security, reduce urban waste, and promote environmental sustainability.
Precision agriculture: This is the use of technology like remote sensing, GPS, and precision equipment to manage crops and livestock more efficiently and effectively.
Agrotourism: This type of agricultural activity involves the creation of tourism opportunities that promote rural development, farm diversification, and cultural exchange.
Agribusiness: This is a type of commercial agriculture that encompasses the whole value chain from farming to processing and selling of agricultural products.
- "Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as agriculture and forestry."
- "Changes in global production networks and increased urbanization have changed the character of rural areas."
- "Increasingly, rural tourism, niche manufacturers, and recreation have replaced resource extraction and agriculture as dominant economic drivers."
- "The need for rural communities to approach development from a wider perspective has created more focus on a broad range of development goals rather than merely creating incentives for agricultural or resource-based businesses."
- "Education, entrepreneurship, physical infrastructure, and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions."
- "Rural development is also characterized by its emphasis on locally produced economic development strategies. In contrast to urban regions, which have many similarities, rural areas are highly distinctive from one another."
- "Improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas."
- "Agriculture has been replaced as the dominant economic driver by rural tourism, niche manufacturers, and recreation."
- "Changes in global production networks and increased urbanization."
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- "Creating a broad range of development goals rather than merely creating incentives for agricultural or resource-based businesses."
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- "For this reason, there are a large variety of rural development approaches used globally."
- "Relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas."
- "Rural tourism... replaced resource extraction and agriculture as dominant economic drivers."
- "Increased urbanization has changed the character of rural areas."
- "The need for rural communities to approach development from a wider perspective has created more focus on a broad range of development goals."