purpose: this study considers deterring factors for agricultural development in rural areas of khondab county as an arising effect of previous governmental officials; while natural factors cannot be ignored. methodology: the research method of this study is the analysis of documents and surveys (questionnaires, field interview). the sample of the study consists of 370 farmers from 25 rural sett...

introduction rural areas have a considerable proportion of national land area and national population. hence, the economic performance of these regions has a substantial impact on national prosperity and productivity. however, even in developed countries like united states, the widening gap in economic performance between rural and urban areas has become a major challenge. scholars believe this...

The importance of promoting growth and eliminating poverty in the rural sector has been well documented in the literature of Philippine economic development. Yet the rural sector in the country seems to be often left behind during periods when the country would experience modest growth and is also often hardest hit during periods of crisis. Seventy percent of the poor still live in the rural ar...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development strategy in Chinese rural areas is an indispensable part of national development strategies. This paper reviews the ICT framework in agriculture and rural areas launched by the Department of Agriculture in China. It compares the rural ICT policies and strategies between China and the European Union (EU). The ICT development strategy fra...

One of the obstacles for unitary development of urban and rural areas is the sluggish growth of farmers’ income. Promoting the translation of surplus rural labor is the fundamental measure to resolve the issue of agriculture, countryside and farmers. The significant meaning of developing rural education is that the improvement of the qualities of human capital of farmers can promote the improve...

This article wants to propose this theory that Farm Corporations are agropolitan development models in Iran. As over-concentrating investments to the urban areas did not lead to a trickledown effect to the rural areas. To the extreme, there are ideas to minimize linkages with the urban economy, and to make the rural areas pursue self-sufficiency by maximizing its potentials. However, against th...

this article wants to propose this theory that farm corporations are agropolitan development models in iran. as over-concentrating investments to the urban areas did not lead to a trickledown effect to the rural areas. to the extreme, there are ideas to minimize linkages with the urban economy, and to make the rural areas pursue self-sufficiency by maximizing its potentials. however, against th...

concepts useful at a specific stage of history, for the analysis of specific issues in general, may loose validity over time and this may happen only in some part of the world, owing to changes in the economies and in the relevant issues, yet, they may mean still the same elsewhere as before. The dichotomy of rural-urban or agriculture-industry is a good example for it. The very early version o...